Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo Preview

This Friday, Viacom’s premiere MMA promotion returns to the United States, and live television, with Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo. The marquee matchup of the evening will see top prospect Darrion Caldwell taking on an explosive veteran in Joe Taimanglo. The co-main event for Bellator 159 promises to be an action fight as ‘The Caveman’ David Rickels is slated to slug it out with 52 fight veteran Melvin Guillard. The main card will air LIVE on Spike TV at 9:00 PM EDT with the preliminary bouts streaming online at 7:00 PM EDT.

Main Card: 9:00 PM on Spike TV

Darrion Caldwell (9-0 MMA; 6-0 Bellator) vs. Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1 MMA; 5-2 Bellator): Bantamweight

Former NCAA  national wrestling champion Darrion Caldwell has been on an absolute tear as of late. This past March at Bellator 151, Caldwell made short work of former Bellator bantamweight champion Joe Warren in spectacular fashion; including a suplex followed by a technical submission due to a Rear Naked Choke. Can Darrion Caldwell continue his hot streak and transition from a top prospect to a top contender?

Here are Darrion Caldwell’s thoughts on his upcoming opponent:

‘Baby’ Joe Taimanglo is a cannonball of power who only needs one punch to put to someone to sleep. That power also carries into the later rounds as we saw in his third round knockout of Antonio Duarte back at Bellator 137. After a unanimous decision victory of Sirwan Kakai in his last outing, Taimanglo looks to derail Darrion Caldwell’s hype train to move himself up the ranks in …

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