Fact Check: Bellator 167

Darrion Caldwell wants a second look at the man who introduced him to defeat. “The Wolf” will meet Joe Taimanglo in a potential Bellator MMA bantamweight title eliminator, as they headline Bellator 167 on Saturday at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Taimanglo stunned the previously unbeaten Caldwell in July, when he submitted the Rahway, New Jersey, native with a third-round guillotine choke and slowed his rise on the 135-pound ladder.Flawless outside of his failed encounter with Taimanglo, Caldwell has compiled a 6-1 record since arriving in Bellator a little less than three years ago. His run of success includes his March 4 rout of former two-division champion Joe Warren, a leading contender for “Beatdown of the Year.” Caldwell savaged Warren for some three minutes before choking him unconscious. He was thought to be on the brink of a title shot before Taimanglo inserted himself in the discussion. Taimanglo, 32, will enter the cage on a four-fight winning streak. His upset of Caldwell was preceded by consecutive victories over Sirwan Kakai, Antonio Duarte and Michael Parker. A former Pacific Xtreme Combat champion, Taimanglo has trained out of the …

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