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Bellator 52

Oct 1, 2011 9:02 PM EDT L’Auberge Du Lac Casino Resort, Louisiana, United States

Bellator 52 will take place Oct. 1, 2011 from Louisiana's L’Auberge Du Lac Casino Resort.

Bellator 52 will also host the opening round of the promotion's season five heavyweight tournament. The four quarterfinal tournament bouts between Ron Sparks (7-0) and Mark Holata (11-2), Neil Grove (11-3-1) vs. Mike "300" Hayes (15-4-1), Zak Jensen (10-7) vs. Blagoi Ivanov (4-0), and Eric Prindle (7-1) vs. Abe Wagner (10-4) will air LIVE on MTV2 and in HD on EPIX.

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