Bellator 67 Gets Chandler vs. Gono Headliner - MMA Combat

Bellator 67 Gets Chandler vs. Gono Headliner - MMA Combat

Bellator FC officials announced Wednesday that lightweight champion Michael Chandler will make his first appearance since capturing promotion gold against Eddie Alvarez when he takes on Japanese veteran Akihiro Gono in a non-title affair at Bellator 67, May 4, 2011, at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.

The bout will headline the card, which will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Ontario, Canada, and third to Casino Rama just outside of Orillia, Ontario, about an hour and half North of Toronto. The event will air live on MTV2 (The Score in Canada), and will also include a welterweight scrap between Canadian talent Ryan Ford and Brazilian veteran, Luis Santos.

Xtreme Couture representative, Michael Chandler, is a perfect 9-0 since August of 2009 when he began his professional MMA career. Now 6-0 inside the Bellator cage, Chandler won the Season 4 Lightweight Tournament to become the division's #1 contender, before defeating the highly regarded Eddie Alvarez to win the 155lb title, submitting the Philadelphia native in the fourth round of their memorable contest at Bellator 58. Chandler will look to keep that momentum going when he goes toe-to-toe with Gono, a 56-fight veteran boasting a resume decorated with world-class opposition.

Akihiro Gono most recently appeared at Deep - 57 Impact where he lost a unanimous decision to Daisuke Nakamura. Now fighting in his natural weight-class of 155lbs, Gono formerly competed against light-heavyweights, middleweights, and welterweights under the Pancrase, PRIDE, and UFC banners and has been stopped only eight times in his professional career, which began in April of 1994. Since 2006, Gono holds notable wins over Hector Lombard, Gegard Mousasi, Yuki Kondo, and Hayato Sakurai.


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