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Wednesday, Oct 07, 2015

Bellator Confirms Eduardo Dantas Injury, Brandon Halsey vs. Rafael Carvalho New Headliner

By FCF Staff

After it was reported earlier that Eduardo Dantos has withdrawn from Bellator 144 on October 23rd, the promotion has confirmed his rematch with bantamweight champ Marcos Galvao is off.

In a follow up announcement, Bellator has relayed that Dantas has incurred a rib injury in training camp. No possible timeline for his return was included.

As a result, the scheduled bout between Brandon Halsey and Rafael Carvalho for the vacant middleweight title is the new headliner.

Here is the updated scheduled for the card, which will take place in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Main Card: (Spike – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT)

Bellator Middleweight Championship Fight: Brandon Halsey (9-0) vs. Rafael Carvalho (11-1)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Brennan Ward (11-3) vs. Dennis Olson (14-9)

Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Isao Kobayashi (18-2-4) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (18-2)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Michael Page (8-0) vs. Charlie Ontiveros (6-3)

Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 6:50 p.m. ET/5:50 p.m. CT

Bellator 150-Pound Feature Fight: Pete Rogers Jr. (2-2) vs. Marius Enache (2-3)

Bellator Flyweight Feature Fight: Billy Giovanella (8-4) vs. Brandon Polcare (1-0)

Bellator 165-Pound Feature Fight: Keenan Raymond (2-1) vs. Damien Trites (6-6)

Bellator Bantamweight Feature Fight: Kin Moy (7-2) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (3-3)

Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Matt Bessette (15-7) vs. Kevin Roddy (15-15)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Matt Secor (6-2) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-0)

Bellator Lightweight Feature Fight: Sam Watford (debut) vs. TJ Hepburn (4-1)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Ilya Kotau (1-0) vs. Kemran Lachinov (1-1)

Bellator Heavyweight Feature Fight: Kevin Haley (3-3) vs. Mike Zichelle (7-3)

posted by FCF Staff @ 7:06 pm
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