Joe Taimanglo knows how he is perceived heading into Bellator 159, as a mere steppingstone on the way to Darrion Caldwell’s eventual coronation as bantamweight champion.
Being an underdog is no issue for the 32-year-old Guam native, however.
“Oh yeah, he’s definitely the favorite in this one, [with] his undefeated record and his college wrestling career. I’ve been the underdog so many times it doesn’t faze me,” Taimanglo recently told Sherdog.com. “He has to step in the ring too. Me going in there as an underdog, it’s just one of those fights where I’m working hard to climb up the ranks and be that No.