WELTERWEIGHT BELLATOR KICKBOXING TITLE ALSO ON THE LINE WHEN ZOLTAN LASZAK DEFENDS BELT AGAINST KARIM GHAJJI AT BELLATOR跆拳道 6

BUDAPEST — (二月 8, 2017) – Bellator is returning to Hungary with a bantamweight world title fight pitting 爱德华多“嘟嘟”丹塔斯 (19-4) 针对 Darrion“狼”考德威尔 (10-1) serving as the main event of Bellator 177: 丹塔斯 vs. 考德威尔 from the Budapest Sports Arena on April 14. The MMA portion of the evening will also feature a featherweight bout between Hungarian-born Adam “The Kid” Borics (5-0) 和 安东尼“漂亮男孩”泰勒 (1-2).

 

此外, Bellator Kickboxing 6 will be headlined by a welterweight world title rematch featuring 佐尔坦·拉扎克 (11-2) 针对 Karim Ghajji (97-13-1). Additional bouts for both events will be announced in the coming weeks.

Bellator 177: 丹塔斯 vs. 考德威尔 将于 SPIKE 播出 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 而 Bellator Kickboxing 6 will air immediately following the MMA portion of the event, 在开始 11下午ET/10pm CT.

 

Dantas made his presence felt during his last outing, successfully defending his bantamweight championship belt in a five-round victory over 乔·沃伦. A 10-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, “Dudu” has recorded victories in 12 他最后的 14 结束, including nine under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. 从里约热内卢海陵, 巴西, the flashy 27-year-old is widely known as one of the most dynamic competitors in the division, tallying four knockouts and six submissions over his 23-fight career. A two-time Bellator MMA bantamweight world champion, Dantas will look to defend his title for the second time since winning the belt in a victory over former champion 马科斯加尔旺, and for the fourth time overall.

 

The 29-year-old Caldwell will be competing for division gold for the first time in his career and is coming off of a crucial victory over 乔Taimanglo 在 Bellator 167. “The Wolf” was able to avenge his earlier loss to Taimanglo, earning his 10th career victory and seventh under the Bellator MMA banner. Caldwell has collected five wins by way of first round knockout or submission, making him one of the most dangerous compeititors in the 135-pound class. Hailing from Rahway, 新泽西州, the 11-fight veteran has quickly put together an impressive professional resume inside the cage, highlighted by a remarkable first round finish over former multi-division champion 乔·沃伦, a man whom Caldwell idolized coming into the sport. The Alliance MMA product now has the opportunity of a lifetime, as he prepares for the next chapter of his career and a shot at championship glory.

 

After winning the welterweight kickboxing championship at Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing show in Turin, 意大利在 2016, Ghajji dropped his belt to world-renowned Hungarian champion Laszak when the pair met during Bellator’s first visit to Budapest last year. 现在, fresh off an impressive win in Florence, Ghajji hopes to reclaim the belt that he feels is his.

 

If you missed their first enthralling encounter, watch it 这里.

 

更新 Bellator 177: 丹塔斯 vs. 考德威尔 主卡:

最轻量级世界冠军争夺战: 爱德华多·丹塔斯 (19-4) VS. Darrion考德威尔 (10-1)

羽特征回合: 亚当Borics (5-0) VS. 安东尼·泰勒 (1-2)

 

更新 Bellator Kickboxing 6 主卡:

次中量级世界冠军赛: 佐尔坦·拉扎克 (11-2) VS. Karim Ghajji (97-13-1)