Eduardo Dantas (born 3 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division.
Dantas attempted multiple striking techniques including flying knees, before finishing his opponent with punches to the stomach.
[6] Soon after, Dantas won the Shooto South American 132 lb title, which he owned up going into his fight against Ueda.
[8] In a three-round bout, Dantas was able to rock his opponent on a number of occasions, but suffered a point deduction after holding the ropes to prevent a takedown from Ueda.
[11] Dantas was next set to defend his Shooto South American 132 lb Championship in a rematch with Luis Alberto Nogueira, but the bout was cancelled.
[16] Although Dantas rocked Nam early with a knee, he was knocked out in the first round by a counter right hook after he rushed forward aggressively.
[16] In February 2013, Dantas defended his title against, good friend and teammate, Marcos Galvão at Bellator 89.
[18] It was reported that Dantas had injured his ankle and won't be able to return until 2014 to defend his belt against Rafael Silva.
[31] The rematch was then scheduled to take place at Bellator 150 on 26 February 2016, however, the bout was again postponed, this time due to an illness suffered by Galvão.
[32] The bout eventually took place on 17 June 2016 at Bellator 156, in which Dantas regained the championship, winning by unanimous decision.
[33] In his first title defense during his second stint as champion, Dantas faced Joe Warren in a rematch in the main event at Bellator 166 on 2 December 2016.
[34] Dantas was expected to make his second title defense at Bellator 177 on 14 April 2017, facing off against Darrion Caldwell.
[45] Dantas signed a contract with Elite MMA Championship and was scheduled to compete at EMC 7 on 3 July 2021.
[52] Dantas is scheduled to face Umar Nurmagomedov in a no-gi featherweight grappling match on October 25, 2024, in the main event at ADXC 7.