After impressive ratings for its season debut this past week, Bellator MMA returns to Spike TV on Friday with an 11-bout Bellator 111 lineup.
The event takes place at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. A four-bout main card airs on Spike TV following seven prelims on Spike.com.
Bellator kicked off its 12-week 10th season on Feb. 28 and averaged 880,000 viewers with a peak of 1.3 million, according to Spike TV executives. The organization looks to build off the momentum on Friday with Bellator 111, which features a bantamweight title fight between bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas (15-3 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) and replacement Anthony Leone (13-6 MMA, 3-3 BMMA), as well as the start of an eight-man heavyweight tournament.
Weigh-ins and a pre-event press conference take place Thursday at 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT local time) at Mist Nightclub at WinStar World Casino.
The official Bellator 111 card includes:
MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET)
For the latest on Bellator 111, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
(Pictured: Eduardo Dantas)
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