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Completed MMA Event

Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo

Bellator 159
  • Friday 07.22.2016 at 09:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Prelims: Spike.com
  • Promotion: Bellator MMA
  • Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
  • Venue: Kansas Star Arena
  • Location: Mulvane, Kansas, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Sean Grande, Jimmy Smith
  • Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
  • TV Ratings: 668,000 avg. viewers (880k peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Caldwell vs. Taimanglo (12)Vargas vs. Ducote (10)Lins vs. Viana (5)Ellen vs. Middleton (4)
  • Rob Hinds
    Guillard vs. Rickels (11)Weichel vs. Sanchez (9)Reyno vs. Hermreck (3)
  • Nick Berens
    Marigo vs. Riley (2)Navarro vs. Martinez (1)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. Bellator 159 is closed for new predictions. 356 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: Bellator 159 Leaderboard

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