Dantas celebrating his championship win

By FCF Staff

Eduardo Dantas laid claim to Bellator’s bantamweight championship tonight in Atlantic City, by leaving Zach Makovsky unconscious with a second round, arm-triangle-choke.

With the win, the rising fighter became the first man in nine bouts to defeat Makovsky, who saw his record fall to 14-3. The 23 year-old Dantas has now gone undefeated in four Bellator appearances and carries a record of 14-2.

Here are the results from tonight’s Bellator 65 card.

Bantamweight Championship
Eduardo Dantas def. Zach Makovsky via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R2, 3:26

Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Daniel Straus def. Mike Corey via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Luis Nogueira def. Alexis Vila via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Marcos Galvao def. Ed West via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Preliminary Card
Duane Bastress def. Plinio Cruz via TKO (strikes) – R2, 2:52
Will Martinez def. Terrell Hobbs via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1, 4:13
Scott Heckman def. Lester Caslow via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1, 3:40
Kris McCray def. Ailton Barbosa via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Lyman Good def. LeVon Maynard via KO (punch) – R1, 0:13
E.J. Brooks def. Mikhail Malyutin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)