Bellator 167 Replacement Main Event Scrapped | MMAWeekly.com

Bellator is having a difficult time nailing down a main event for the second night of its upcoming doubleheader weekend in Oklahoma.

Bellator 167, which is slated for Saturday, Dec. 3, was originally set to feature a featherweight bout between Pat Curran and John Teixeira. Following Curran’s withdrawal due to injury, a lightweight bout between Patricky Freire and Derek Campos was named as the Bellator 167 main event.

Bellator officials on Friday confirmed an initial report by MMAJunkie.com that Freire had suffered an injury and had to withdraw from the replacement bout. 

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With Freire out, a bantamweight rematch between Darrion Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo has been named as the new Bellator 167 headliner.

Though his fight is off and he will not get a new opponent, Bellator officials told MMAWeekly.com that Campos will receive his show money.

Saturday’s Bellator 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo follows Friday’s Bellator 166, which features a rematch between champion Eduardo Dantas and challenger Joe Warren for the Bellator bantamweight belt. Both events take place at WinStar World Resort & Casino in Thackerville, Okla.

(Photo courtesy of Bellator MMA)

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