Dantas will face Caldwell at Bellator 177. (Photo: Disclosure / Bellator)
Current Bellator bantamweight champion, Dudu Dantas He already has a defined date, opponent and location to put his belt on the line. He will face American Darrion Caldwel at Bellator 177, April 14, Budapest, Hungary. It will be the first time that the organization arrives in the European country.
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This will be Dudu's second belt defense. After regaining the belt by defeating compatriot Marcos ”Loro” Galvão by unanimous decision at Bellator 156, in June last year, he had a rematch against former champion Joe Warren, at Bellator 166, last December, and won by majority decision, remaining with the strap. Previously, the Rio native had become champion of the division for the first time in 2012, when he submitted former UFC fighter Zach Makovsky. He made two title defenses, but was dethroned by Warren himself, his last victim, at Bellator 128, in 2014.
Darrion Caldwell, in turn, will fight for the belt for the first time. The main revelation in the bantamweight division, the American qualified himself as a challenger by defeating Joe Taimanglo by unanimous decision at Bellator 167, in December 2016, recovering from the defeat he suffered against Taimanglo himself, which occurred in July of the same year. In total, eight duels took place in the company, with seven triumphs and only one setback.
In addition to the fight between Dantas and Caldwell, Bellator will also hold an edition of Bellator Kickboxing, which will have Zoltan Laszak and Kharim Ghajji competing for the welterweight title, which currently belongs to Laszak.
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