World Bantamweight Champion Zack Makovsky headlines huge night of fights for Bellator 54 in Atlantic City
Sep 23, 2011 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- There are many story lines and plenty on the
line as Bellator heads back to Atlantic City on Saturday, October
15th as Caesars Atlantic City presents Bellator 54 at Boardwalk
Hall, which will feature a super fight between Bellator
Bantamweight Champion Zack “Fun Size” Makovsky and former UFC
fighter Ryan
Roberts. Also, coming off three out of four finishes in the
quarterfinal round, the Bellator Middleweight Tournament continues
as Bryan
Baker takes on Vitor
Vianna and Brian
Rogers faces off against Alexander
Shlemenko in the semifinals LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free
HD on EPIX at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT.
Tickets can be purchased now at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, on Ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-736-1420 and at Bellator.com.
Makovsky enters the bout riding a seven-fight win streak and holds
a spotless 5-0 record with Bellator. The 135-pound strap holder was
nothing but impressive on his way to collecting the Bellator
Bantamweight World Title, securing three unanimous decision
victories over Nick
Mamalis, Bryan
Goldsby and Ed West. Makovsky
saw his last action at Bellator 41, where he collected his first
knockout victory over Strikeforce veteran Chad
Robichaux.
The Bellator Middleweight tournament is heating up as Bryan Baker, Brian Rogers and Alexander Shlemenko all earned finishes in their quarterfinal matches. Dangerous Brazilian Vitor Vianna had his hands full in a split-decision victory against Sam Alvey, but all four men look to be the one that’s next in line for Hector Lombard’s middleweight strap.
Karl “Psycho” Amoussou will step back into the Bellator cage, taking on submission specialist Joey Kirwan in a middleweight affair. Amoussou made his promotional debut at Bellator 45, and will be looking to impress in front of an always lively Boardwalk Hall crowd. Amoussou now calls Philadelphia home, and trains with legendary fight instructor Brad Daddis.
Tim Carpenter will also make his return to the Bellator cage after falling to Christian M’Pumbu in the Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament. Fighting out of Philadelphia, Carpenter will be looking for victory when he takes on Bellator veteran Jamall “The X Factor” Johnson. Johnson made headlines this summer as the Philadelphia native was filmed training Hollywood superstar Will Smith at Brazen MMA in Philadelphia. Click here to see TMZ video.
The night will also feature a highly-anticipated women’s fight between Andria Caplan and Adrienne Seiber. Caplan comes to Bellator after training extensively at Daddis Fight Camps while compiling a 3-1 amateur record. Seiber, an Illinois police officer, will be making her Bellator debut.
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
Bellator 54 is presented by Caesars Atlantic City from Boardwalk Hall on October 15th. Tickets can be purchased now on Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
About MTV2
MTV2 is a man's best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
About EPIX
EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a next-generation premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service launched on October 30, 2009. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through the linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com, the leading online destination for movies.
EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry's most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available on EpixHD.com. The service is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.
Tickets can be purchased now at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, on Ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-736-1420 and at Bellator.com.
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The Bellator Middleweight tournament is heating up as Bryan Baker, Brian Rogers and Alexander Shlemenko all earned finishes in their quarterfinal matches. Dangerous Brazilian Vitor Vianna had his hands full in a split-decision victory against Sam Alvey, but all four men look to be the one that’s next in line for Hector Lombard’s middleweight strap.
The action keeps rolling on with a night of featured fights loaded
with local talent LIVE on Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. ET. New
York’s Daniel
Gracie will bring his legendary bloodline back to the Bellator
cage as he makes his middleweight debut against Pennsylvania’s own
Duane
Bastress. Gracie was featured in Bellator’s inaugural Light
Heavyweight Tournament, and will try his hand at middleweight for
the first time on October 15th.
Karl “Psycho” Amoussou will step back into the Bellator cage, taking on submission specialist Joey Kirwan in a middleweight affair. Amoussou made his promotional debut at Bellator 45, and will be looking to impress in front of an always lively Boardwalk Hall crowd. Amoussou now calls Philadelphia home, and trains with legendary fight instructor Brad Daddis.
Tim Carpenter will also make his return to the Bellator cage after falling to Christian M’Pumbu in the Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament. Fighting out of Philadelphia, Carpenter will be looking for victory when he takes on Bellator veteran Jamall “The X Factor” Johnson. Johnson made headlines this summer as the Philadelphia native was filmed training Hollywood superstar Will Smith at Brazen MMA in Philadelphia. Click here to see TMZ video.
The night will also feature a highly-anticipated women’s fight between Andria Caplan and Adrienne Seiber. Caplan comes to Bellator after training extensively at Daddis Fight Camps while compiling a 3-1 amateur record. Seiber, an Illinois police officer, will be making her Bellator debut.
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
Bellator 54 is presented by Caesars Atlantic City from Boardwalk Hall on October 15th. Tickets can be purchased now on Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
About MTV2
MTV2 is a man's best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
About EPIX
EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a next-generation premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service launched on October 30, 2009. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through the linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com, the leading online destination for movies.
EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry's most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available on EpixHD.com. The service is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.
