CHICAGO, Ill. (February 8, 2012) – After a dominating run through the Season 5 Welterweight Tournament, Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (@PhenomLima) is ready for the greatest test of his career when he battles reigning, undefeated Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren (@BenAskren) for a shot at the world title. The two will clash LIVE at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on Friday, April 6. Tickets for this event go on sale at Noon ET on Saturday, February 18 and are available via CaesarsWindsor.com or by visiting Ticketmaster.ca. Tickets are priced from $30-$125 Canadian.
The event will broadcast starting at 8 p.m. ET on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. Doors open to The Colosseum at 6 p.m. ET, with the first fight entering the cage at 7 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. CT.
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Bellator 64
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February 08, 2012
Bellator 64
When: April 6th, 2012
Where: Caesars Windsor in Ontario, Canada
How: MTV2 (8PM ET/PT)
Who:
Chris Horodecki vs. TBD
Douglas Lima vs. Ben Askren (Bellator Welterweight Champion)
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