Bellator 59: Brazilians compete in GP finals this Saturday

Bellator 59 arrives in New Jersey, this Saturday, and features the last two finals of the tournaments promoted by the organization. If fifteen days ago Douglas lima won the title in the welterweight division and Vitor vianna lost the final in the middleweight category, tonight two other Brazilian athletes are looking to win the promotion's GP.

In the heavyweight division, Thiago “Big Monster”, who reached the final with two submission victories, faces American Eric Prindle. Already Dudu Dantas makes the decision against Alexis Vila, who got past Marcos Loro, Dudu's training partner, in the semi-final.

Still on the main card, the lightweight Patricky Pitbull duel with the experienced Kurt Pellegrino, former UFC fighter. Check out the full event card below:

PUBLICITY:

Main card:

Thiago “Big Monster” Santos vs. Eric Prindle;

Alexis Vila vs. Eduardo Dantas;

Kurt Pellegrino vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire;

Philippe Nover vs. Marcin Held;

Preliminary card:

Gregory Milliard vs. Brandon Saling;

Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Scott Heckman;

Karl Amoussou vs. Jesus Martinez;

LeVon Maynard vs. Christopher Wing.