Eduardo Dantas knocked out Marcos Galvao to defend his Bellator bantamweight title for the first time in February 2013, but that night was a rollercoaster of emotions for the champion. Galvao was a teammate at Nova Uniao, and putting him unconscious was different than winning any other fight. Dantas cried inside the cage moments after securing the victory, but everything has changed now.
Two years have passed and Dantas is no longer the champion. Galvao, who submitted the last man to defeat Dantas, is the number one now, but he’s not a Nova Uniao fighter anymore.