Bellator 100 prelims include Jenkins, Starks, Siliga, Marx and Escudero

The fight card is set for next month’s Bellator 100 event, and a host of notables are now part of the night’s preliminary card.

Bellator 100 takes place Sept. 20 at Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix. The main card, which includes a previously announced and delayed Season 8 welterweight tournament final between Douglas Lima (24-5 MMA, 6-1 BFC) and Ben Saunders (16-5-2 MMA, 7-2 BFC), airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.

The main card also features the opening round of the Season 9 welterweight tournament, but the prelims have some familiar names, as well.

In the featured bout, former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and top MMA prospect Bubba Jenkins (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on fellow featherweight Larue Burley (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

Additionally, K-1 world champion kickboxer Siala-Mou “Mighty Mo” Siliga (3-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) returns to MMA for the first time in three-and-a-half years when he meets Dan Charles (6-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), an Arizonan and undefeated Rage in the Cage veteran.

In light-heavyweight bouts, undefeated Liam McGeary (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on Beau Tribolet (7-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), and recent UFC competitor Clifford Starks (8-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) meets Joe Yager (5-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA). Additionally, Johnny Buck (12-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on fellow welterweight Adam McDonough (8-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

In bantamweight action, 10-year vet Travis Marx (20-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) looks for his sixth win in seven fights when he meets undefeated Brandon Bender (11-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who’s won 11 consecutive bouts via submission.

In the curtain-jerker, “The Ultimate Fighter 8? winner Efrain Escudero (19-7 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) fights fellow lightweight Zack Surdyka (5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

The official Bellator 100 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)

• Douglas Lima vs. Ben Saunders – Season 8 welterweight tournament final
• Luis Melo vs. Matthew Riddle – welterweight tournament opening round
• Mark Scanlon vs. Herman Terrado – welterweight tournament opening round
• Justin Baesman vs. Brent Weedman – welterweight tournament opening round
• Vaughn Anderson vs. War Machine – welterweight tournament opening round

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com, 7:30 p.m. ET)

• Larue Burley vs. Bubba Jenkins
• Dan Charles vs. Siala-Mou Siliga
• Liam McGeary vs. Beau Tribolet Clifford Starks vs. Joe Yager
• Johnny Buck vs. Adam McDonough
• Brandon Bender vs. Travis Marx
• Efrain Escudero vs. Zack Surdyka

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(Pictured: Bubba Jenkins)