LOS ANGELES — (Mars 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. Figinside the Budapest Sports Arena on April 14.
Dessutom, John “Macapa”(21-1-2) kommer att möta Daniel Weichel (38-9) in a featherweight contest and Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) möter 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) mot Anthony “Pretty Boy” Taylor(1-2).
Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Figwill be broadcast on SPIKE at 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, medan Bellator Kickboxning 6 will air immediately following the MMA portion of the event, börjar vid 11pm ET/10pm CT.
Komplett Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Fig Huvud 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)
Preliminära kortet:
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Moore (9-5) vs. Ludovit Klein (6-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mate Kertesz (3-0) vs. Adam Polgar (10-8)