Vitor Vianna takes on Russian Juggernaut Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 57 to determine middleweight champion

On Saturday November 12, 2011 Bellator 57 is making waves with the highly anticipated matchup between Vitor Vianna and Alexander Shlemenko. The event is being aired live from the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. One thing different about this event is it is starting one hour earlier than the normal scheduled start time of 8pm Central. Bellator has set the event back to start at 7pm Central.  The co-main event of the night could have very easily have been the main event. The two fighters seem to match up very evenly with Vitor standing at 5’11″ and owning a record of 13-1-1, and on the other side of the cage is Alexander Shlemenko at 5’11″ and holding an impressive 42-7-0. (more…)