By Steve Ficca, FightTicker.com Blogger

The results of Friday night's Bellator VI from Robstown, Texas are in!

Courtesy of Bellator.com:

From FiveOuncesofPain.com:

EliteXC bantamweight (140 pounds) champion Wilson Reis is expected to sign a contract with the Bellator Fighting Championships, FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned.

Reis’ agent, Matt Stansell of North County Fight Club Fight Management, told Five Ounces of Pain that the 23-year old jiu-jitsu black belt has not formally signed his deal with Bellator but that it could be finalized within days.

Once signed, Reis is expected to be the centerpiece of Bellator’s featherweight (145 pounds) division and will compete for the promotion’s vacant featherweight title in a eight-man, single elimination tournament that will be televised over the course of several months on Disney-owned ESPN Deportes, a Spanish language version of ESPN.

It looks as though this organization is putting its best foot forward. Iamphoenix first reported on the launching of Bellator Fighting Championships a few days back and I noticed that their pay structure was pretty significant considering it was a brand new venture. But, when you have Disney & ESPN behind you anything is possible. I am all for these fighters having as many options as possible to earn a living. Someone has to eventually give the UFC a run for their money. If and when that happens maybe these temper tantrums that Dana throws every now & then will cease. Somehow, I doubt it.

History will be made when EliteXC crowns its first 140-pound champion on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series, Friday, Sept. 26, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Abel “The Silent Assassin” Cullum (11-1), of Tucumcari, N.M., will face undefeated Brazilian Wilson Reis (5-0) of Philadelphia in the main event for the bantamweight title at Chumash Casino Resort at Santa Ynez, Calif.

ShoXC, a presentation of EliteXC, showcases young, developing fighters in tough matchups. A springboard for the future stars and champions of EliteXC, ShoXC is patterned after the popular SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation.

In other ShoXC fights on SHOWTIME, Shane Del Rosario (4-0) of Irvine, Calif., faces Carl Seumentafa (4-0) of Oakland, Calif., in a battle of unbeaten heavyweights; Malaipet (3-2) of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., meets David “Tarzan” Douglas (5-1) of Antioch, Calif., at 150 pounds; Giva “The Arm Collector” Santana (11-0) of Irvine, Calif., takes on Jaime Jara (19-5) of North Highlands, Calif., at middleweight; and Erik “Bad” Apple (9-1) of Orange County, Calif. throws down with Matt Makowski (3-0) of Philadelphia, at welterweight.