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CHICAGO, Ill. (March 7, 2012) - On the heels of his title-winning fight of the year performance against the world's top lightweight Eddie Alvarez, Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler returns to face one of his greatest tests to date as the Las Vegas-trained fighter takes on former UFC lightweight Akihiro Gono LIVE on Friday, May 4 at Bellator 67 in the always electric Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada. Tickets for this event are on sale now and are available at Ticketmaster.com and in-person at the Casino Rama Box Office. Tickets are priced from $25-$175 Canadian. After Chandler's amazing fourth-round submission victory against then champion Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 58, the undefeated champion knows that he's the one now with the target on his back. "I'm just excited to get back into the cage," Chandler said. "I fought four times in 2011 and I'm ready to get back to work. Gono has beaten some of the best fighters in the sport and this should be a good test for me." With 32 career wins, Gono has fought some of the world's best. And with wins over reigning Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard and world-class middleweight Gegard Mousasi, Gono has beaten some of the world's best. Known for jumping weight classes, Gono has a solid reputation of never turning down a fight, and he will have his hands full when he takes on Bellator's Lightweight Champion on May 4. Edmonton native and Canadian fan favorite Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford will make his Bellator debut against 12-year MMA veteran Luis "Sapo" Santos, who enters the fight with an incredible 50-7 professional record. The two welterweights will square off in non-tournament action, and should provide fireworks. The event will also be 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 the area's top local talent will be streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. EST. "Casino Rama has been a spectacular home to Bellator over the last year, so bringing our Lightweight Champion and the man who provided 2011's Fight of the Year to Rama was an easy decision to make". Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. "As always our fight card will be stacked from top to bottom with many of the world's best fighters, so I expect nothing less than a packed house once again on May 4." Bellator 67 will mark the third-time ever the organization has hosted an event at Casino Rama and the fourth time the promotion has visited Canada for an event. "Bellator's world-class fighting series provides Ontario fans with exactly the edge-of-your-set excitement Casino Rama is already known for, " said Jeff Craik, Vice-President of Marketing, Casino Rama. "Being able to have Canadian fighters make their debuts before a home crowd is one more reason fans are going to want to be in their seats to see this event live in May!" 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.

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Bellator Fighting Championships make at least two Canadian appearances in Season 6, as the Chicago-based promotion Thursday announced that Bellator 67 will take place at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.

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Bellator Fighting Championships announced Wednesday that it will make its third trip to Casino Rama in Orillia, Ont., on May 4.

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Bellator is returning to Casino Rama for a third time overall - and to Canada for the second time in four weeks. Officials today announced Bellator 67 is slated to take place May 4 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. No fights are announced for the card, though it's expected to feature second-round matches from Bellator's upcoming season-six tournaments.

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CHICAGO, Ill. (February 22, 2012) - After two hugely-successful shows in 2011, Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that the world's leading tournament-based promotion will be heading back to the sold-out, raucous Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on Friday, May 4 for Bellator 67. The night will be loaded with tournament action, as well as a bevy of preliminary fights filled with local stars sure to make the Canadian faithful proud. Tickets for this event are on sale now and are available at Ticketmaster.com and in-person at the Casino Rama Box Office. Tickets are priced from $25-$175 Canadian. "We're thrilled to be able to partner once again with this world leader to bring Ontario MMA fans another edge-of-your-seat action packed fight night," said Jeff Craik, Vice President of Marketing, Casino Rama. "This is exactly the type of Big Time Excitement customers have come to expect from us." The event will also be 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 the area's top local talent will be streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. EST. "Casino Rama has been a spectacular home for Bellator throughout 2011, so returning to this majestic jewel of a resort/casino was a very easy decision to make," Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. "As always our fight card will be stacked from top to bottom with many of the world's best fighters, so I expect nothing less than a packed house once again on May 4." Bellator 67 will mark the third-time ever the organization has hosted an event at Casino Rama and the fourth time the promotion has visited Canada for an event. More info on the fight card coming shortly. 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.

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Bellator's fifth season has its first two champions, as welterweight Douglas Lima and middleweight Alexander Shlemenko got their hands raised and clinched top contendership at Bellator 57 inside Rama, Ontario's Casino Rama.

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The Bellator 57 weigh-ins took place earlier this evening at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada. Bellator 57 will feature a welterweight tournament final between Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders and a middleweight tournament final between Alexander Shlemenko and Vitor Vianna. The weigh-in results: Douglas Lima (171) vs. Ben Saunders (170.4) Alexander Shlemenko (185.6) vs. Vitor Vianna (184) John Hawk (205) vs. Roger Hollett (204.8) Alexandre “Popo” Bezerra (146.4) vs. Doug Evans (146) Mike Corey (154) vs. Chris Horodecki (155) Dave Jansen (155.8) vs. Ashkan Morvari (155.8) Chuck Mady (134) vs. Denis Puric (135.8) Eric Moon (155.8) vs. Josh Shockley (156) Mike Sledzion (155) vs. Taylor Solomon (156) Shawn Levesque (203) vs. Matt Van Buren (204.6) Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit. Bellator 57 takes place tomorrow night at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada and will air live on MTV2.

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Bellator Fighting Championships is returning to Canada, with Bellator 57 set for Nov. 12 at Casino Rama at Rama, Ont.

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The Bellator Fighting Championships 57 fight bill continues to develop, as the promotion on Thursday announced plans to return to Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada on Nov. 12

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