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Bellator 177 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, April 14th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 177. Headlining the card are Eduardo Dantas and Leandro Higo, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Eduardo Dantas

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, April 14th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 177. Headlining the card are Eduardo Dantas and Leandro Higo, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Eduardo Dantas (19-4) and Leandro Higo (17-2) meet in a non-title bout in the main event.

Daniel Weichel (38-9) and John “Macapa” (21-1-2) meet in a featherweight bout in the co-main event.

Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) vs. Helen Harper (4-1) is next in a flyweight bout

Opening the main card on Spike TV is Adam Borics (5-0) vs. Anthony Taylor (1-2) in a featherweight bout. Borics was taken down but went for an armbar but Taylor stood up and they went back to striking. Taylor was hit in the nuts. We get back to action and Borics went after him with a series of kicks. Borics got his back while Taylor was still standing and locked in the rear-naked choke for the win.

Here are the results for this event:

Main Card

Non-Title Bout: Eduardo Dantas (19-4) vs. Leandro Higo (17-2)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniel Weichel (38-9) vs. John “Macapa” (21-1-2)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) vs. Helen Harper (4-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Adam Borics def. Anthony Taylor via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:12

Preliminary Card

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Moore (9-5) vs. Michal Horejsi (5-2)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Patrick Szombat (1-2) vs. Mate Kertesz (3-0)

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Bellator 177 Weigh-In Results: Championship Match Called Off

Due to Leandro Higo coming in well-over the bantamweight limit, much less one for a title fight, the planned Bellator 177 main event will no longer be for the championship. Higo weighed in at 139 pounds Thursday in Budapest, Hungary. Eduardo Dantas, the reigning Bellator bantamweight champion, was under the 135-pound limit. Instead of fighting […]

Due to Leandro Higo coming in well-over the bantamweight limit, much less one for a title fight, the planned Bellator 177 main event will no longer be for the championship. Higo weighed in at 139 pounds Thursday in Budapest, Hungary. Eduardo Dantas, the reigning Bellator bantamweight champion, was under the 135-pound limit. Instead of fighting […]

Bellator 177 Weigh-In Results: Main Event Now Non-Title Fight

Bellator 177 takes place on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The event will air on Spike at 9:00 PM EST. Four bouts will take place on the main card. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 177 on Thursday. Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas was set to defend his Bellator bantamweight

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Bellator 177 takes place on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The event will air on Spike at 9:00 PM EST. Four bouts will take place on the main card.

Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 177 on Thursday. Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas was set to defend his Bellator bantamweight belt against former LFA champ Leandro Higo in the main event of Bellator 177. However, Higo was unable to hit his mark of 135 lbs., and as a result, the five-round title fight has been changed to a three-round non-title fight.

Daniel Weichel vs. John Teixeira in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Lena Ovchynnikova vs. Helen Harper female flyweight bout and Adam Borics vs. Anthony Taylor in a featherweight.

Here are the weigh-in results:

Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Higo

Catchweight Main Event: Eduardo Dantas (134.6 lbs.) vs. Leandro Higo (139 lbs.)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniel Weichel (145 lbs.) vs. John Teixeira (145.6 lbs.)

Women’s Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (124.6 lbs.) vs. Helen Harper (126.2 lbs.)

Catchweight Feature Bout: Adam Borics (144.4 lbs.) vs. Anthony Taylor (147.4 lbs.)

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Welterweight World Title Bout: Zoltan Laszak (166.1 lbs.) vs. Karim Ghajji (168.7 lbs.)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Joe Schilling (187.8 lbs.) vs. Alexandru Negrea (186.5 lbs.)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (170.2 lbs.) vs. Csaba Gyorfi (167.6 lbs.)

Women’s Featherweight Feature Bout: Jorina Baars (142.7 lbs.) vs. Irene Martens (140.5 lbs.)

Featherweight Feature Fight: Gabriel Varga (145.4 lbs.) vs. Gabor Gorbics (145 lbs.)

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Bellator 177 Championship Match Scrapped After Leandro Higo Misses Weight

Leandro Higo was placed in a perfect situation for his Bellator debut. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight champion was tabbed as a replacement for Darrion Caldwell to face Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas Friday night at Bellator 177. One thing got in the way: Higo’s weight. According to The MMA Report’s Jason Floyd, Higo missed […]

Leandro Higo was placed in a perfect situation for his Bellator debut. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight champion was tabbed as a replacement for Darrion Caldwell to face Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas Friday night at Bellator 177. One thing got in the way: Higo’s weight. According to The MMA Report’s Jason Floyd, Higo missed […]

Leandro Higo Has ‘No Doubt’ He’ll Take Eduardo Dantas’ Bellator Title

Leandro Higo feels he can shock the world tomorrow night (April 14). Higo will battle reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas inside the Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The title bout will serve as Bellator 177’s main event. It’ll be Dantas’ second title defense in his current run. “DuDu” was originally scheduled to take on Darrion […]

Leandro Higo feels he can shock the world tomorrow night (April 14). Higo will battle reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas inside the Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The title bout will serve as Bellator 177’s main event. It’ll be Dantas’ second title defense in his current run. “DuDu” was originally scheduled to take on Darrion […]

Leandro Higo Ready for Bellator’s big Stage vs. Eduardo Dantas

With 17 wins in 19 pro fights, Leandro Higo is definitely worthy of a spot on the Bellator MMA roster. The 28-year-old Brazilian will get to do just that this Friday, but in a title fight on Spike. Higo (17-2) challenges Eduardo Dantas, stepping in as a replacement to main event Bellator 177 from Budapest. […]

With 17 wins in 19 pro fights, Leandro Higo is definitely worthy of a spot on the Bellator MMA roster. The 28-year-old Brazilian will get to do just that this Friday, but in a title fight on Spike. Higo (17-2) challenges Eduardo Dantas, stepping in as a replacement to main event Bellator 177 from Budapest. […]