Bellator 167: Complete Highlights Including Caldwell-Taimanglo

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Bellator concluded a special doubleheader from Thackerville, Oklahoma this past Saturday night with Bellator 167. The main card aired live on Spike.

In the headline bout, Darrion Caldwe…

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Bellator concluded a special doubleheader from Thackerville, Oklahoma this past Saturday night with Bellator 167. The main card aired live on Spike.

In the headline bout, Darrion Caldwell earned his revenge on Joe Taimanglo, scoring a decision to become the top bantamweight contender.

The 2nd night of our back to back Bellator weekend of fights saw Darrion Caldwell seek revenge and a host of exciting scraps!

Bellator 167: Complete Highlights Including Caldwell-Taimanglo

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Bellator concluded a special doubleheader from Thackerville, Oklahoma this past Saturday night with Bellator 167. The main card aired live on Spike.

In the headline bout, Darrion Caldwe…

bellator-167

Bellator concluded a special doubleheader from Thackerville, Oklahoma this past Saturday night with Bellator 167. The main card aired live on Spike.

In the headline bout, Darrion Caldwell earned his revenge on Joe Taimanglo, scoring a decision to become the top bantamweight contender.

The 2nd night of our back to back Bellator weekend of fights saw Darrion Caldwell seek revenge and a host of exciting scraps!

Bellator 167 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, December 3rd, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 167. Headlining the card are Darren Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Darren Caldwell

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, December 3rd, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 167. Headlining the card are Darren Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Darren Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo meet in a bantamweight bout in the main event.

John Teixeira and Justin Lawrence meet in a featherweight bout in the co-main event.

Ilima MacFarlane and Emily Ducote meet in a flyweight bout.

Opening the main card on Spike TV was Chidi Njokuani vs. Andre Fialho welterweight bout. Njokuani dropped him with a left jab and finished him on the ground with strikes in 20 seconds. Just like that!

Here are the results for this event:

Main Card

Bantamweight Main Event: Darren Caldwell (9-1) vs. Joe Taimanglo (23-6-1)

Featherweight Co-Main Event: John Teixeira (19-1-2) vs. Justin Lawrence (9-3)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima MacFarlane vs. Emily Ducote

 

Preliminary Card

Fernando Gonzalez def. Chris Hicks via KO (Punch) R1 0:15.

Jarod Trice def. Tommie Britton via majority decision (28-28 30-25, 30-26)

Jonathan Gary def. Aaron Roberson via unanimous decision (29-28 X3)

Justin Patterson def. Codale Ford via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28 X2)

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Bellator 167 Weigh-In Results

Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 167 on Friday. Bellator 167 takes place on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT while the prelims will air on Spike TV.com. The event will

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Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 167 on Friday. Bellator 167 takes place on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT while the prelims will air on Spike TV.com.

The event will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between Darren Caldwell vs. Joe Taimanglo. Caldwell and Taimanglo met at Bellator 159 in July, the most recent fight for both men. Caldwell did well in the first two rounds, but was caught with a fight-ending guillotine choke in the third round. John Teixeira vs. Justin Lawrence in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Ilima MacFarlane vs. Emily Ducote in a flyweight bout and Chidi Njokuani vs. Andre Fialho in a welterweight bout.

Here are the weigh-in results:

Main Card

Darrion Caldwell (135.5) vs. Joe Taimanglo (135.2)
Ilima MacFarlane (125.6) vs. Emily Ducote (124.8)
Chidi Njokuani (174.8) vs. Andre Fialho (171)
John Teixeira (145.5) vs. Justin Lawrence (145.0)

Preliminary Card

Jarod Trice (205.3) vs. Tommie Britton (202.4)
Jonathan Gary (155) vs. Aaron Roberson (155.6)
Justin Patterson (170.7) vs. Codale Ford (170.1)
Fernando Gonzalez (171) vs. Chris Hicks (169.1)
Joey Soto (261.8) vs. Bronson St. Romaine (231.7)

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New Co-Main Event For Bellator 166 Announced

Bellator MMA has announced some changes to the cards for this weekend’s events, Bellator 166 and Bellator 167. Undisclosed injuries to both Emmanuel Sanchez and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire have forced them to withdraw from their fights at the events. Sanchez was supposed to fight AJ Mckee but now with his injury, Ray Wood (7-2) has

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Bellator MMA has announced some changes to the cards for this weekend’s events, Bellator 166 and Bellator 167. Undisclosed injuries to both Emmanuel Sanchez and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire have forced them to withdraw from their fights at the events. Sanchez was supposed to fight AJ Mckee but now with his injury, Ray Wood (7-2) has agreed to face McKee at the event. This will now be the co-main event for Bellator 166 while a bantamweight world title fight rematch pitting Eduardo Dantas (18-4) against Joe Warren (14-5) will serve as the main event.

The original co-main event of Saturday’s card, Darrion Caldwell (9-1) versus Joe Taimanglo (23-6-1) has been promoted to the featured bout of Bellator 167 due to Freire pulling out of his main event fight with Derek Campos.

Bellator 166: Dantas vs. Warren 2 airs live and free Friday on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT., while Bellator 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo 2”airs live and free Saturday on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. Preliminary bouts for both events will stream live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the unique doubleheader event start at just $45 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino & Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.

Here are the updated cards:

Complete “Bellator 166: Dantas vs. Warren 2” Main Card

  • Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Eduardo Dantas (18-4) vs. Joe Warren (14-5)
  • Featherweight Co-Main Event: AJ McKee (5-0) vs. Ray Wood (7-2)
  • Bantamweight Feature Bout: Marcos Galvao (17-7-1) vs. L.C. Davis (23-7)
  • Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Honeycutt (8-1, 1 NC) vs. Ben Reiter (17-1-1)

Preliminary Card

  • Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Treston Thomison (9-4) vs. TBD
  • Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Jones (10-4) vs. Derrick Adkins (7-2)
  • Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) Levi Queen (8-3)
  • Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Gregory Babene (17-11) vs. Emiliano Sordi (14-5)
  • Catchweight Preliminary Bout (210 lbs.): Kinny Spotwood (2-2) vs. John King (4-3)

Complete “Bellator 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo 2” Main Card

  • Bantamweight Main Event: Darren Caldwell (9-1) vs. Joe Taimanglo (23-6-1)
  • Featherweight Co-Main Event: John Teixeira (19-1-2) vs. Justin Lawrence (9-3)
  • Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima MacFarlane (4-0) vs. Emily Ducote (4-1)
  • Welterweight Feature Bout: Chidi Njokuani (15-4, 1 NC) vs. Andre Fialho (7-0)

Preliminary Card

  • Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jarod Trice (Debut) vs. Tommie Britton (Debut)
  • Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jonathan Gary (11-6) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-4)
  • Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Brandon Philips (6-2) vs. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)
  • Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Patterson (7-1) vs. Codale Ford (11-8)
  • Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Fernando Gonzalez (Debut) vs. Chris Hicks (3-8)
  • Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Joey Soto (0-1) vs. Bronson St. Romaine (Debut)

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Patricky Freire Withdraws From Bellator 167 Main Event

The Bellator 167 event has lost its main event. According to a report from MMAfighting.com, Patricky Freire (16-8 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) is out of his lightweight main event against Derek Campos (17-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA). Bellator MMA officials have yet to confirm the news, but it’s expected that the promotion will soon. Freire (16-8) is

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The Bellator 167 event has lost its main event. According to a report from MMAfighting.com, Patricky Freire (16-8 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) is out of his lightweight main event against Derek Campos (17-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA). Bellator MMA officials have yet to confirm the news, but it’s expected that the promotion will soon.

Freire (16-8) is 3-3 n his last six bouts and is coming off a loss to Michael Chandler at Bellator Dynamite 2 by first round KO. If Bellator does not find an opponent for Campos, then Emily Ducote vs. Ilima MacFarlane will be the main event.

Bellator 167 takes place Dec. 3 at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The previous day, Bellator 166 takes place at the same location. Here is the updated card for the event:

MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET)

Emily Ducote vs. Ilima MacFarlane
Andre Fialho vs. Chidi Njokuani
Justin Lawrence vs. John Teixeira
Darrion Caldwell vs. Joe Taimanglo

PRELIMINARY CARD (Online, 7 p.m. ET)

Brandon Lee vs. Jarod Trice
Jonathan Gary vs. Aaron Roberson
Stephen Banaszak vs. Brandon Phillips
Codale Ford vs. Justin Peterson

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