Tickets on Sale July 13 via Ticketmaster.com
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 16, 2012) – Bellator Fighting Championships is set for its
highly-anticipated return to The Garden State for Bellator 74 on Friday, September
28 from the historic Caesars Atlantic City. The night will feature the start of
Bellator’s Season 7 Welterweight Tournament as former Bellator Welterweight Champion
and New York native Lyman “Cyborg” Good makes his return to action in Bellator’s
Season 7 Welterweight Tournament in front of a raucous New Jersey crowd. Tickets for
Bellator 74 go on sale Friday, July 13th and will be available to purchase at
Ticketmaster.com or at the Caesars Box Office. Tickets are priced from $52-$165.
The event will broadcast LIVE starting at 8 p.m. EST on MTV2 and in commercial-free
HD on EPIX. Doors open at 6 p.m. EST, with the first fight scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.
The preliminary card, featuring some of the area’s top local talent will be streamed
LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. EST.
“Caesars Atlantic City has become a second home to Bellator, so kicking off our
seventh season in New Jersey was a very easy decision to make,” said Bellator
Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Atlantic City is a classic fight town and New Jersey
is a hotbed for mixed martial arts, so our fans should expect another great night of
fights.”
Good returns to Bellator following a dominant, 13 second destruction of LeVon
Maynard at Bellator 65 in April. After compiling an impressive 10-fight winning
streak to begin his professional career, “Cyborg” hopes that a return to the
tournament will yield the same results that saw him become the first ever Bellator
Welterweight Champion.
Bellator 74 will mark the seventh Bellator event from Caesars Atlantic City. Fans
have been treated to some unbelievably incredible Atlantic City moments, including
Daniel Straus defeating Marlon Sandro to become the Bellator Season 6 Featherweight
Tournament Champion, Michael Chandler’s impressive victory over Patricky “Pitbull”
to capture the Season 4 Lightweight Tournament Championship and Eduardo Dantas
capturing the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship by submitting Zach Makovsky.
“Caesars has established a great partnership with Bellator Fighting Championships
dating back to our inaugural event of Bellator 44, in May of 2011, and we’re proud
of the fact the MTV2 will broadcast the latest tournament live from our venue,” said
Don Marrandino, Eastern Division President for Caesars Entertainment. “Bellator
Fighting Championships has provided Caesars Atlantic City with six previous MMA
exhibitions, but I can honestly say without hesitation that Bellator 74 on Friday,
September 28th will be our biggest.”
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on
Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and
check out Bellator on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Caesars Atlantic City
Caesars Atlantic City sets the standard for excitement and luxury, having been
awarded the 2011 AAA Four Diamond Lodging designation. The Roman inspired hotel and
casino reigns at the center of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, featuring more than
1,100 hotel guest rooms and suites, eight diverse cafes and restaurants, including
Mia by George Perrier and Chris Scarduzio, Atlantic Grill, and Morton’s Steakhouse,
Qua Baths & Spa, and a lavish 140,000 square foot casino. The 1,600 seat Circus
Maximus Theater spotlights leading entertainers such as Jerry Seinfeld, Mary J.
Blige, and Tony Bennett. The Pier Shops at Caesars deliver the pinnacle of designer
boutiques, chic eateries and abundant entertainment in a $175 million oceanfront
complex. Caesars is located at 2100 Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For
more information, call 1-800-223-7277 or visit caesarsac.com
