The Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost to Joe Warren in their first fight in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but then he has won over Mike Richman (=Dantas vs Richman) and Marcos Galvao (=Galvao vs Dantas 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw and Bw champion Joe Warren, has an official record of 14-5-0 (36% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Darrion Caldwell (=Warren vs Caldwell) and beating Sirwan Kakai (=Warren vs Kakai). ‘DuDu’ Dantas vs Warren 2, main event of Bellator 166, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Bellator 166: Dantas vs Warren 2
Date: 2016-12-02
Where: Winstar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Division: bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg)
Title: Bellator Bantamweight Championship title
Dantas’ previous fight: Marcos Galvao vs Eduardo Dantas 2
Warren’s previous fight: Joe Warren vs Sirwan Kakai
Dantas’ next fight: Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo
Warren’s next fight: Joe Warren vs Steve Garcia
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Official video (USA)