Light-heavyweight fighters Stephan Bonnar and Krzysztof Soszynski are both former contestants on The Ultimate Fighter.

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LAS VEGAS -- Season 11 of "The Ultimate Fighter" has yet to air but the UFC and Spike TV are already preparing for Season 12.

An open casting call is scheduled for April 1 in Charlotte. N.C. Producers of the reality TV show are looking for mixed martial arts fighters in the lightweight (155-pound) and light-heavyweight (205-pound) divisions.

Applicants must be 21 and over and have at least three pro fights.

The casting call takes place the morning after a UFC Fight Night card at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, headlined by lightweights Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi.

Season 11, which features Calgary's Nick Ring, debuts March 31 on Spike and Rogers Sportsnet. The two coaches are longtime rivals and former light-heavyweight champions Chuck (The Iceman) Liddell and Tito (The Huntington Beach Bad Boy) Ortiz.

Season 12 is slated to air in September.

NOTES: (sportsnet.ca) UFC president Dana White posted on his Twitter account that UFC 111, headlined by Georges St-Pierre's welterweight title defence against Dan Hardy, on March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. has sold out ... Stephan Bonnar has lost an appeal of his Feb. 20 loss to Winnipeg's Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia. Bonnar was hoping the Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales would overturn the decision by the referee following a review of the bout, in which it appeared a cut on Bonnar's forehead that forced the fight to be stopped and ruled a TKO victory for Soszynski was actually caused by an accidental headbutt, would lead to the result being changed to a no-contest ... The UFC announced a long-term television distribution deal this week with Asian HD sports channel ASN. It will officially launch on April 10 with UFC 112: Silva vs. Maia, which takes place in Abu Dhabi, and programming will be distributed in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand ... The Montreal-based promotion Warrior One MMA (W-1) has signed an open contract with Fox Sports Fightzone TV, airing up to sixteen 90-minute episodes highlighting W-1 events. In addition, W-1 news, fight highlights, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage will be aired on Fox Sports' Brawl Call with Jay Adams. The organization's next event, W-1: Bad Blood, is on March 20 and features a main event matchup between Jason (The Athlete) MacDonald and Vernon White.