Bellator puts down stakes in Thackerville, Okla., this weekend for two fight cards. The first of those events, Bellator 166, takes place on Friday from WinStar World Casino & Resort and features a title fight between bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas and former champ Joe Warren . The first time these two met, Dantas was the reigning champ, but after five rounds, it was Warren who had his hand raised in victory, getting the unanimous decision nod and capturing the title. Warren surrendered the belt in his very next outing, verbally submitting to Marcos Galvao, who subsequently lost the title to Dantas in his first attempted defense. The last bantamweight champion to successfully defend the title was Dantas, who did so twice during his first championship reign, which lasted from April 13, 2012, through October 10, 2014. In the co-main event, rising star, A.J.
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