On the main card of Bellator 222, Juan Archuleta extended his winning streak to 18 with a tremendous win over former bantamweight king Eduardo Dantas. The fight, which was contested at 145 lbs due to the short notice nature of the booking, perhaps earned Archuleta a bantamweight title shot against new champion Kyoji Horiguchi.
Archuleta had already hurt Dantas earlier in round two with a left hook, but with the seconds ticking away at the end of round two, he uncorked a wicked right hand that sent Dantas down and out. Thankfully Archuleta didn’t follow-up with any strikes, and also thankfully Dantas eventually got back to his feet and walked out of the cage under his own power.