BELLATOR 50 Preview.

Since 2006, Bellator has put on 49 great shows, including knockouts that are better than a certain three letter promotion. Now it's their 50th. BELLATOR 50 is this Saturday night, LIVE on MTV2 and on EPIX HD. A 7pm local (6pm USCDT) start, and the main card is composed of all middleweight tournament quarterfinals.

At Bellator 43, you heard the name Bryan Baker. After his win in a feature fight...

And Jimmy Smith held his own more than Chris Myers did after Ian Johnson's proposal, just after Johnson ran in the winning 2 point conversion at the Fiesta Bowl in Boise State's dramatic win over OU. Baker will take on Jared Hess in one quarterfinal.

CARD:

Middleweight tournament
(185 lb/83.25kg)

Bryan Baker v Jared Hess

Victor Vianna v Sam Alvey

Brian Rogers v Victor O'Donnell

Zelg Galesic v Alexander Shlemenko

Again, it's at 6pm USCDT (7pm local) on MTV2. I'm guessing that at 9pm ET, another promotion has a pay-per-view at that time?

The 50th event for Bellator Fighting Championships. Where title shots are EARNED NOT GIVEN.

Follow the man behind the Bellator format, Bjorn Rebney, on twitter @BjornRebney.