Bellator 51 Weigh-In Results

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Joe WarrenJoe Warren's attempt to simultaneously hold two Bellator championships begins on Saturday night with entry into Bellator's bantamweight tournament.

On Friday night, Warren and the seven other tournament entrants successfully made weight, paving the way for Bellator 51's Canton (Ohio) Civic Center event.

"I'm bringing some fury in the cage," Warren said after tipping the scales at 135 pounds during the weigh-in event at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

His opponent Alexis Vila was just one-half pound lighter than Warren. While the two have traded barbs in recent weeks leading up to bout, they shook hands and had a routine staredown photo.

Vila and Warren share impressive wrestling pedigrees. Vila won a bronze medal in his weight category for his native Cuba during the 1996 Summer Games, while Warren was a U.S. favorite for the 2008 Summer Games before failing a drug test and missing out.

Warren captured the Bellator featherweight championship in Sept. 2010. He's 7-1 overall while Vila is 9-0.

While Warren and Vila played down their rivalry, Luis Nogueira and Ed West shared a heated staredown, shoving each other around the stage before being separated. Meanwhile, Marcos Galvao was so dehydrated from his weight cut, he declined to answer event MC Jimmy Smith's question and left the stage before the usual staredown photo opportunity.

Main Card
Alexis Vila (134.5) vs. Joe Warren (135)
Luis Nogueira (134) vs. Ed West (134)
Marcos Galvao (135) vs. Chase Beebe (135)
Wilson Reis (135.5) vs. Eduardo Dantas (134.5)

Preliminary Fights
Clint Musser (154.4) vs Joey Holt (153.5)
John Hawk (204) vs Allan Weickert (200)
Dane Bonnigson (203) vs Dan Spohn (201.5)
Farkhad Sharipov (135) vs Jesse Riggleman (135.5)
Frank Caraballo (142.5) vs Dustin Kempf (143.5)
Casey Noland (127.5) vs. Jessica Eye (125)

 

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