Watch the Bellator 253 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card on at 4:45 p.m. ET on Thursday. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched above.
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Matt Bessette
Jaleel Willis vs. Mark Lemminger
Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Sergio de Bari
Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. Kaheem Murray
Sullivan Cauley vs. Jason Markland
In the main event, A.J. McKee battles Darrion Caldwell in a semifinal tilt in the Bellator featherweight Grand Prix.