Bellator 177 weigh-in results: Leandro Higo misses weight, headliner now non-title fight

Bellator 177 weigh-ins are in the books, and the night’s planned five-round headliner is now a three-round non-title fight.

Bellator officials today announced that challenger Leandro Higo (17-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) missed weight, registering 139 pounds for the planned bantamweight title fight, and will now face champ Eduardo Dantas (19-4 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) in a three-round non-title affair.

Higo stepped in for an injured Darrion Caldwell on one month’s notice. His camp said the Mohegan Department of Athletic Regulation, which is overseeing the event, wouldn’t allow Higo a second trip to the scales.

“The Mohegan Commission doesn’t allow a fighter to weigh in again if they’re 3 percent over the weight limit,” Higo’s head coach, Thiago Tourao, told MMAjunkie. “Unfortunately, that’s what happened with Leandro in the first weigh-in. He’s very sad. He took the fight on short notice and a few things ended up getting in the way, but we understand and respect the commission’s decision. Now, the focus is on winning the fight and getting a second chance.

“Leandro has always made weight at bantamweight. He was coming off two title fights in the U.S. We believe he would have made weight had he been given the additional time.”

Bellator 177 takes place April 14 at Budapest Sports Arena in Hungary. The night’s four-fight main card airs on Spike.

The abbreviated MMA card is then followed immediately by a Bellator Kickboxing card that also airs on Spike.

Bellator 177 weigh-in results include:

• Champ Eduardo Dantas (134.6) vs. Leandro Higo (139) – non-title fight
• Daniel Weichel (145) vs. John Teixeira (145.6)
• Lena Ovchynnikova (124.6) vs. Helen Harper (126.2)
• Adam Borics (144.4) vs. Anthony Taylor (147.4)

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