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Former Bellator Fighter Fails Drug Test In Ongoing Firearm And Meth Case

Former Bellator fighter “Baby” Joe Taimanglo was warned by a judge this week after submitting a positive drug test to Adult Probation Services in his native Guam. The 37-year-old Taimanglo was originally arrested in October 2020. Law enforcement in Guam noticed expired plates on the scooter the former Bellator fighter was driving and stopped “Baby…

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Former Bellator fighter “Baby” Joe Taimanglo was warned by a judge this week after submitting a positive drug test to Adult Probation Services in his native Guam.

The 37-year-old Taimanglo was originally arrested in October 2020. Law enforcement in Guam noticed expired plates on the scooter the former Bellator fighter was driving and stopped “Baby Joe.”

Officers found a glass pipe and loaded pistol in a compartment on the scooter. Taimanglo did not have a firearm ID for the pistol, and officers also found a small bag containing methamphetamine in a fanny pack.

Photo Credit: Pacific Daily News

In 2021, Taimanglo failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing related to his charges. No warrant was issued for his arrest, and the hearing was rescheduled for a later date. He remains free following this recent failed drug test, but the court has indicated he’ll be put in jail should he fail to remain clean. The former Bellator fighter is due back in court on June 24 to see where his case will go next.

While he’s far from the only current or former MMA fighter to run into legal troubles, Taimanglo is a fairly high-profile example considering his success as a fighter. The Guamanian compiled a 24-9-1 record in an MMA career that started in 2004 and ended in 2018.

Known during his fighting career as “Baby Joe the Juggernaut,” Taimanglo is best known for his time in Bellator from 2013-2018. He went 7-4 fighting for the promotion, initially competing at featherweight before dropping to bantamweight.

His back-to-back main event fights with Darrion Caldwell stand out as a high point in his career; Taimanglo submitted the future Bellator champion in their first bout but lost a decision in the rematch. “Baby Joe” ended his Bellator run with a win over former bantamweight champion Joe Warren in 2018 before officially wrapping his career later that year following a decision loss at WFCA 54.

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Video: Bellator 174 Foundations Highlights Joe Taimanglo

Joe Taimanglo will be returning to the Bellator cage this Friday night (March 3). Taimanglo is going head-to-head with Steve Garcia inside the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma in the first main card bout of Bellator 174. The event will air live on Spike at 9 p.m. ET. The official YouTube channel of Bellator […]

Joe Taimanglo will be returning to the Bellator cage this Friday night (March 3). Taimanglo is going head-to-head with Steve Garcia inside the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma in the first main card bout of Bellator 174. The event will air live on Spike at 9 p.m. ET. The official YouTube channel of Bellator […]

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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Darrion Caldwell-Joe Taimanglo On For Bellator 159 Main Event

The main event of Bellator 159 will feature Darrion Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo meeting in a bantamweight title-eliminator, according to a report by Bleacher Report.

Set for July 22 from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas, the Spike TV co-main …

Darrion Caldwell

The main event of Bellator 159 will feature Darrion Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo meeting in a bantamweight title-eliminator, according to a report by Bleacher Report.

Set for July 22 from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas, the Spike TV co-main event will include Melvin Guillard vs. Dave Rickels.

The winner of the Caldwell (9-0) and Taimanglo (22-6-1) contest will advance to face the winner of Eduardo Dantas-Marco Galvao, who meet June 17 at Bellator 156 for Galvao’s belt.

Caldwell, a former NCAA Div. I wrestling national champion, is coming off a submission win over former Bellator two-division champion Joe Warren.

Taimanglo is 5-2 since signing with Bellator, including three straight wins. Highlighting his run is a victory over Sirwan Kakai in March.