FOLLOWING INJURY TO DARRION CALDWELL, LEANDRO HIGO RECEIVES TITLE SHOT AGAINST EDUARDO DANTAS AT BELLATOR 177 IN BUDAPEST ON FRIDAY, PLAUB HLI 14

LOS ANGELES — (Lub peb hlis ntuj 14, 2017) – Following an undisclosed injury to Darrion Caldwell, budding superstar Leandro “Pitbull” Higo (17-2) will now challenge current champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (19-4) in a bantamweight world title fight at Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Daim duabinside the Budapest Sports Arena on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 14.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, John “Macapa”(21-1-2) yuav fim Daniel Weichel (38-9) in a featherweight contest and Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) raws li Helen Harper (4-1) at 125-pounds. Rounding out the Spike-televised MMA action will be a featherweight matchup pitting Hungarian-born Adam “The Kid” Borics (5-0) tiv thaiv Anthony “Pretty Boy” Taylor(1-2).

Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Daim duabwill be broadcast on SPIKE at 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, thaum lub sij hawm Bellator Kickboxing 6 will air immediately following the MMA portion of the event, pib thaum 11pm ET/10pm CT.

 

Complete Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Daim duab Main Card:

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

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

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

Featherweight Feature Bout: Anthony Taylor (1-2) vs. Adam Borics (5-0)

Preliminary Card:

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Moore (9-5) vs. Ludovit Klein (6-0)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mate Kertesz (3-0) vs. Adam Polgar (10-8)

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