Bellator MMA officials will be making history in December. The promotion confirmed to The Dallas Morning News on Monday morning that they would be returning to the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 166 on December 2 as well as on December 3rd with Bellator 167. Bellator 166 will be headlined by a title
Bellator MMA officials will be making history in December.
The promotion confirmed to The Dallas Morning News on Monday morning that they would be returning to the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 166 on December 2 as well as on December 3rd with Bellator 167.
Bellator 166 will be headlined by a title fight rematch as Eduardo Dantas will defend the bantamweight title against former champion Joe Warren.
Warren (13-5, 1NC is fresh off a win over Sirwan Kakai by third round submission at Bellator 161 and is 4-2 in his last six bouts. Dantas (18-4) has won his last two bouts with wins over Mike Richman at Bellator 137 by decision and Marcos Galvao at Bellator 156 by decision. Here is the updated card for the event;
Here is the updated card for the event;
Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren
A.J. McKee vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Bellator 167 will be headlined by a featherweight bout between Pat Curran and John Teixeira. Curran (22-7) is on a
Curran (22-7) is on a two fight winning streak with wins over Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan via decision while Teixeira (20-1-2) enters the cage on a three fight winning streak. No other bouts for Bellator 167 have been announced.
For the first time in Bellator history, the promotion will air live cards on back-to-back nights from the same venue.
Starting December 2 with Bellator 166 and a bantamweight title fight between champion Eduardo Dantas and Joe Warren, the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma will be home to several fights.
On December 3, Pat Curran takes on John Teixeira in the main event of Bellator 167.
Both cards will air live on Spike Sports beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
Dantas will look to defend his belt for the first time this year after besting Marcos Galvao to re-claim the title. The elusive Brazilian enters the contest having won 11 of his past 13 bouts, including seven finishes, giving him a total of 10 stoppages over his 18 career victories.
Warren, the only two-division champion in Bellator history, will be looking to duplicate his success against the feisty Dantas, after defeating him in a five round, 25-minute bloodbath that took place in the same venue nearly two years ago.
Curran will enter the cage for the 17th time under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, which will tie him with David Rickels for the most in the promotion’s history. On top of that, “Paddy Mike” will have the opportunity to join Patricio “Pitbull” Freire for the most wins in Bellator MMA history, with 13, if he can emerge victorious.
The 29-year-old Teixeira continues to make a name for himself in Bellator MMA’s featherweight division, as he makes his fourth appearance under the promotion’s direction. Similar to his opponent, Teixeira also steps into the cage on a recent string of success, having won three straight and seven of his last eight bouts, including a trio of first-round knockouts.
For the first time in Bellator history, the promotion will air live cards on back-to-back nights from the same venue.
Starting December 2 with Bellator 166 and a bantamweight title fight between champion Eduardo Dantas and Joe Warren, the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma will be home to several fights.
On December 3, Pat Curran takes on John Teixeira in the main event of Bellator 167.
Both cards will air live on Spike Sports beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
Dantas will look to defend his belt for the first time this year after besting Marcos Galvao to re-claim the title. The elusive Brazilian enters the contest having won 11 of his past 13 bouts, including seven finishes, giving him a total of 10 stoppages over his 18 career victories.
Warren, the only two-division champion in Bellator history, will be looking to duplicate his success against the feisty Dantas, after defeating him in a five round, 25-minute bloodbath that took place in the same venue nearly two years ago.
Curran will enter the cage for the 17th time under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, which will tie him with David Rickels for the most in the promotion’s history. On top of that, “Paddy Mike” will have the opportunity to join Patricio “Pitbull” Freire for the most wins in Bellator MMA history, with 13, if he can emerge victorious.
The 29-year-old Teixeira continues to make a name for himself in Bellator MMA’s featherweight division, as he makes his fourth appearance under the promotion’s direction. Similar to his opponent, Teixeira also steps into the cage on a recent string of success, having won three straight and seven of his last eight bouts, including a trio of first-round knockouts.
On Friday night, Bellator Bantamweight Champion Marcos Galvao will compete in a rematch against former champion Eduardo Dantas in the main event of the Bellator 156 event, which will air live on Spike TV. Before Galvao a…
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On Friday night, Bellator Bantamweight Champion Marcos Galvao will compete in a rematch against former champion Eduardo Dantas in the main event of the Bellator 156 event, which will air live on Spike TV. Before Galvao and Dantas enter the Bellator cage, however, they, as well as the rest of the fighters scheduled for Friday night’s fight card, must step on the official scales.
Later this evening, the official Bellator 156 weigh-ins will take place and will be streamed live right here at MMANews.com via the YouTube player embedded above.
Below is the scheduled lineup for Friday night’s event:
Bellator 156 Main Card (Airing live on Spike TV at 9pm ET. / 6pm PT.):
– Marcos Galvao (c) vs. Eduardo Dantas
– Chidi Njokuani vs. Thiago Jambo
– Brandon Halsey vs. John Salter
– Chris Honeycutt vs. Mikkel Parlo
Bellator 156 Preliminary Card (Airing live on Spike.com at 7pm PT. / 4pm PT.):
– A.J. Matthews vs. Ben Reiter
– Jermaine McDermott vs. Blake Watkins
– Paul Ruiz vs. Christian Navarro
– Javy Ayala vs. Roy Boughton
– Nick Bustamante vs. Antoine Smith
– C.J. Keith vs. Carrington Banks
– Justin Smitley vs. TBD
– John Paul Elias vs. Jose Cabesas
– Chris Lewis vs. Gil Medina
– Luis Jauregui vs. Ryan Tobar
A new main event has been announced for the upcoming Bellator 156 event scheduled for June.
In a rematch for the Bellator Bantamweight Championship, Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas will meet for the second time after two previous attempts at settin…
A new main event has been announced for the upcoming Bellator 156 event scheduled for June.
In a rematch for the Bellator Bantamweight Championship, Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas will meet for the second time after two previous attempts at setting up a rematch between the two fell through.
The Galvao-Dantas bout will headline the Bellator 156 event, which takes place on June 17, 2016 from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, and will air live on Spike TV.
Dantas and Galvao met for the first time in 2013, where Dantas won via second round knockout. Galvao would bounce back to win the Bellator 135-pound title from Joe Warren, but when a rematch between he and Dantas was set up for Bellator 144 and Bellator 150, both times the fight ended up being cancelled before it hit the cage.
The planned rematch between bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas will have to wait a little longer – again.
Officials announced on Thursday that Galvao has been battling an illness and will not make the planned Bellator 150 main ev…
The planned rematch between bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas will have to wait a little longer – again.
Officials announced on Thursday that Galvao has been battling an illness and will not make the planned Bellator 150 main event title fight vs. Dantas. Instead, Cheick Kongo vs. Vinicius Queiroz will headline the card on Spike TV.
Dantas weighed in successfully and was paid his show money. The plan is to reschedule the bout in the near future.
The changes also mean that Gaston Reyno vs. Chuka Willis will be added to the main card from the Kansas Star Arena.
Below is the updated lineup:
Main Card
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco France (13-3-1)
