Kelvin Gastelum vs. Anderson Silva set for UFC 212 in Brazil UFC officials announced last night that Kelvin Gastleum — just four days removed from his win over Vitor Belfort — will face another Brazilian on June 3rd in former middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Gastelum (14-2) is coming off a first-round TKO victory over Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 106. The 25-year-old former TUF champion has now won three straight fights and four of his past five. Silva (34-8) is coming off his first win since 2012 when he earned a controversial unanimous-decision victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 208. The 41-year-old competes for the second time this year. UFC 212 takes place June 3rd in Rio de Janeiro. Here’s an updated look at the card… Jose Aldo (c) vs. Max Holloway (ic) – featherweight title unification bout Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Eric Spicely Johnny Eduardo vs. Matthew Lopez Marco Beltran vs. Deiveson Alcantara Kelvin Gastelum vs. Anderson Silva Eduardo Dantas has new opponent for Bellator 177 main event MMAFighting reported Tuesday that Darrion Caldwell has suffered an injury, and newly signed Leandro Higo will fight champion Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 177. Higo (17-2) heads into his Bellator debut on an eight-fight win streak, including a unanimous-decision victory over Steven Peterson at LFA 1, where he captured the inaugural LFA bantamweight championship. The 28-year-old also competed in TUF Brazil 4 but was eliminated from the show after losing via submission to Bruno Mesquita. Dantas (19-4) re-captured the bantamweight title last year, defeating former teammate Marcos Galvao in a rematch by unanimous decision. He then defeated Joe Warren by majority decision in his last fight at Bellator 166 and is currently riding a three-fight win streak. Also added to the card is featherweight John Teixeira (21-1-2) taking on Daniel Weichel (38-9). Bellator 177 takes place April 14th at the Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Bellator signs Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole first reported that grappling ace Dillon Danis has signed with Bellator MMA. Danis will be making his professional MMA debut and has helped multi-division champion Conor McGregor in his camps for Nate Diaz (at UFC 202) and Eddie Alvarez (at UFC 205). The 23-year-old told Yahoo! Sports the following… “I want to fight the best, just like Conor does. We’re different people, though we’re very like-minded. We set high goals and we aren’t afraid to try to achieve. I feel he’s the best ever, in my opinion, and so if people want to compare us, well, how could it be bad if you’re a basketball player to be compared to Michael Jordan? That’s essentially what people would be saying if they compare us. I obviously respect what he has accomplished and will accomplish in the future. He’s incredible and the aura of confidence he has is amazing. He’s a champion for a reason. But I want to go down my own path and do it my way.”
UFC Fight Night 107’s Brett Johns “If you want to make money, bet this fight won’t go past 1st round”
