Bellator 167 Caldwell vs Taimanglo 2 (2016)

Bellator 167 was headlined by a bantamweight fight pitting Darrion Caldwell against Joe Taimanglo Caldwell and Taimanglo previously met in a catchweight bout at Bellator 159 Caldwell did well in the first two rounds but was caught with a fightending guillotine choke nine seconds into the third round The defeat was the first loss of Caldwells career and Caldwell was a 141 favorite entering the bout making the upset the fourth biggest in MMA history Taimanglo was riding a fourfight winning streak into the rematch Caldwell came into the first bout with Taimanglo off a careerbest win over Joe Warren at Bellator 151 A featherweight bout between Pat Curran and John Teixeira was also scheduled for this card However the fight was cancelled in early November due to an injury sustained by Curran Teixeira instead faced Justin Lawrence