Rafael Silva got a little surprise on Saturday when he found out he was fighting for a Bellator title. With bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas sidelined from his title fight against Joe Warren (10-3 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), Silva (21-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) was called up to fight for the interim belt at Bellator 118, which takes place at Revel Atlantic City in New Jersey with a main card on Spike TV. “I was really surprised. I didn’t even imagine this would happen,” Silva told MMAjunkie. But the short notice didn’t mean anything to Silva. “We always train, whether for our own fights or to help a training partner,” Silva said.
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Rafael Silva says he will ‘shock Bellator’ against Joe Warren in interim title fight – MMA Junkie