Eduardo Dantas has had his hand around the throat of Bellator MMA’s 135-pound weight class for the better part of six years and shows no signs of relinquishing his grip anytime soon.
Dantas will defend his bantamweight championship against Darrion Caldwell in the Bellator 184 main event this Friday at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The 28-year-old Nova Uniao standout has rattled off four consecutive victories since his October 2014 loss to Joe Warren -- a run of success that includes a majority decision win over the self-professed “Baddest Man on the Planet” in their Bellator 166 rematch.