MMA Combat - Escudero vs. Avila at Bellator 55

MMA Combat - Escudero vs. Avila at Bellator 55

This Saturday's Bellator 55 card has made an addition to its preliminary line-up - which will air live on Spike.com - as TUF Season 8 winner Efrain Escudero (17-3-0) battles "Dirty Boy" Cesar Avila (6-1-0) at 155lbs.

Representing MMA Lab, Escudero has finished better than half [11] of his opponents by way of submission. A solid wrestler out of Tempe, Arizona, Escudero went 3-2 under the UFC banner and has posted a 4-1 record since his promotion release in fall of last year. He most recently defeated Mike Rio via unanimous decision at CFA - 2 in July of this year.

Team United's Cesar Avila has stopped five of seven opponents in his young career. The 22-year old most recently defeated Luis Magana via Triangle Choke at WCF - 5, March 12, 2011, and has won in consecutive outings since losing for the first time against Joe Gustina in July of 2010.

Saturday, October 22, 2011, Bellator Fighting Championships will go live from the Cocopah Casino Resort in Yuma, Arizona, for Bellator 55, featuring the semi-final pairings for the Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament. In the co-main event, powerhouse Cuban wrestler Alexis Vila will go toe-to-toe with Nova Uniao product Marcos Galvao, while the red-hot Ed "Wild" West will battle another highly touted Nova Uniao representative in Eduardo Dantas in the evening's main-event. The winner of the Season 5 tournament will become the division's #1 contender, and earn a shot at Zach Makovsky's title in 2012.

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