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Aaron Pico, an MMA featherweight who trains in Albuquerque at Jackson-Wink, dominated Aiden Lee throughout in defeating the English fighter by third-round submission (anaconda choke) on a Bellator card at…
Darrion Caldwell is focused on reclaiming his bantamweight title.
After Caldwell lost back-to-back fights to Kyoji Horiguchi for the RIZIN title and to lose his Bellator belt, he moved up to featherweight to take part in the grand prix. He beat Henry Corrales by decision and then submitted Adam Borics, but lost in the semis to AJ McKee.
After the loss, Caldwell planned to drop back down to bantamweight and will do so on Friday night at Bellator 259 against Leandro Higo.
“Obviously, this is where I won the belt. I wanted to be the champion at 145, but after the grand prix, I believe I’m a more complete fighter at 135,” Caldwell said to BJPENN.com. “I’m not taking shortcuts in training camp, I obviously do well at both weight classes, so I might as well go back down and get the belt back.”
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 256 and UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 256 and UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
Bellator 256 and UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland were both this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown.
Bellator 256
GOOD/BAD- Goiti Yamauchi vs. Dan Moret
Moret drops Yamauchi in the first round but he’s right back up. They go to the ground and Yamauchi keeps trying to get the submission. The second round sees Yamauchi get a takedown and starts trying for the submission. Moret lands a few decent strikes in the third round but it’s not enough and Yamauchi gets the split decision victory from the judges. Good win for Yamauchi.