Bellator Announces Main Events For Back-To-Back Shows In December

Bellator MMA officials will be making history in December.

The promotion confirmed to The Dallas Morning News on Monday morning that they would be returning to the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 166 on December 2 as well as on December 3rd with Bellator 167.

Bellator 166 will be headlined by a title fight rematch as Eduardo Dantas will defend the bantamweight title against former champion Joe Warren.

Warren (13-5, 1NC is fresh off a win over Sirwan Kakai by third round submission at Bellator 161 and is 4-2 in his last six bouts.  Dantas (18-4) has won his last two bouts with wins over Mike Richman at Bellator 137 by decision and Marcos Galvao at Bellator 156 by decision. Here is the updated card for the event;

Here is the updated card for the event;

Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren

A.J. McKee vs. Emmanuel Sanchez

Bellator 167 will be headlined by a featherweight bout between Pat Curran and John Teixeira. Curran (22-7) is on a

Curran (22-7) is on a two fight winning streak with wins over Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan via decision while Teixeira (20-1-2) enters the cage on a three fight winning streak. No other bouts for Bellator 167 have been announced.