MMA heavyweight "The Babyface Assassin" Josh Barnett (24-5) returns to the ring for the first time since the cancellation of his fight with Fedor Emelianenko. Barnett makes his DREAM debut against K-1 veteran Siala "Mighty Mo" Siligia. Barnett was widely considered one of the top heavyweights in the world prior to a conflict over a pre-fight drug test mandated by the California State Athletic Commission. <br><br>

The main event of the evening features DREAM Featherweight champion Bibiano Fernandes (7-2) defending his title versus Joachim Hansen (19-8-1). Fernandes is on a six-fight win streak, while Hansen is making is featherweight debut after an epic pair of fights with DREAM Lightweight champion Shinya Aoki. <br><br>

Also on the card, boxing and MMA sensation KJ Noons (7-2) squares off against Andre "Dida" Almade (6-3-1).<br><br>

"Only on HDNet will you see the return of Josh Barnett and KJ Noons to MMA action," said Andrew Simon CEO of HDNet Fights. "These two were among the best in their weight classes before their hiatuses - Barnett was a top 5 Heavyweight and KJ was the last guy to stop Nick Diaz! Also, Fernandes v Hansen should be classic."<br><br>

In other action, the newly belted "Super Hulk" Ikuhisa Minowa (44-30-8) returns to action versus Jimmy Ambriz. Minowa is riding a three-fight win streak, including his most recent victory versus Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.<br><br>

Plus: Katsunori Kikuno (12-2-2) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (16-6), Ryo Chonan (16-10) vs. Andrews Nakahara (2-1), and Cole Escovedo (15-4) brings a four-fight win streak into his fight with WEC and PRIDE veteran Yoshiro Maeda (26-7-2)<br><br>

The announce team for the event is "The Voice" Michael Schiavello and Frank Trigg.<br><br>

HDNet's live coverage of "HDNet Fights: DREAM 13" starts early morning Monday, March 22, 3:00 a.m. ET/12:00 a.m. PT. HDNet will air an encore presentation of the event on Saturday, March 27 at 11:00 p.m. ET.

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The four fights will take place during Bellator’s first three Season 2 events on April 8th, April 15th and April 22nd.<br><br>

Fighter pairings for Bellator’s featherweight (145 lbs.) and welterweight (170 lbs.) tournaments have already been announced. Matchups for the middleweight (185 lbs.) tournament will be announced later this month.<br><br>

The lightweight (155 lbs.) matchups are as follows:<br><br>

April 8th (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood, Fla.)<br>

Roger Huerta (20-3-1) vs. Chad Hinton (6-0)<br>

and<br>

Janne Tulirinta (12-3) vs. Carey Vanier (7-2)<br><br>

April 15th (Chicago Theatre – Chicago, Ill.)<br>

Pat Curran (9-3) vs. Mike Ricci (5-0)<br><br>

April 22nd (Mohegan Sun Resort – Uncasville, Conn.)<br>

Toby Imada (20-13) vs. Ferrid Kheder (16-5)<br><br>

Each of the fights will be broadcast live in prime time on FOX Sports Net. Highlights will be shown the following Saturday night in special action-packed shows on NBC and Telemundo.<br><br>

“As an MMA fan, I can’t wait to see these fights,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “There’s been great buzz about our 155 division and it’s definitely warranted. This is a very well-rounded field and each of these fighters is very dangerous.”<br><br>

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com.

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Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald 189.6 lbs vs. Vernon "Tiger" White 190.2 lbs (catch weight)<br>
John "The Natural" Alessio 170.3 lbs vs. Chris "The Menace" Clements 170. lbs<br>
Nabil "The Thrill" Khatib 174.2 lbs vs. Shonie "Mr. International" Carter 173.8 lbs (catch weight)<br>
Eddie Fyvie 145.6 lbs vs. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho 144.5 lbs<br>
Tom "The Bomb" Waters 148.8 lbs vs. John "Haggis Basher" Fraser 144.4 lbs<br>
Pat "Bam Bam" Healy 155.7 lbs vs. Sidney Silva 154.9 lbs<br>
Jorge Britto 155.9 lbs vs. Jonathan "JJ" Mix 155.2 lbs<br>
Josh Hill 134.9 lbs vs. Dennis Gagne 131.4 lbs<br>
Dean "The Machine" Martins 184.5 lbs vs. Nordine "Hardknoxx" Taleb 183.8 lbs<br><br>

**Note** Vernon came back after an hour to re-weigh in - made 190.2 lbs while Tom Waters came back after an hour and did not make weight again - 146.0 lbs.<br><br>

Be sure to check back tomorrow for results.

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"[Struve] is a great kid with a great record, 22-3 and he is 3-1 in the UFC. But I think our paths may have crossed a little early for him. He is a young kid, 21, I know he has a lot to look forward to … I think its definitely going to be a ‘different' fight. You've got a 6' 11" guy against a 5' 5" guy, tall and slinky against short in stature. I think I am a little bit better in some aspects. I think my experience… actually I cant even say that, he has more fights than I do, haha! I think it will just come down to who wants it more. He is young hungry kid and I am a hungry old kid. I need to eat. I take every fight seriously, even my fight with Kimbo I took serious. You have to go in there and have a good gameplan and keep your head. One of the things I always do is take everyone serious because [MMA] is like football, any given Sunday any team can win."

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It’s a perfect duel between the flashy, younger fighter who improvises on the fly and the seasoned

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