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Bellator FC has signed Nova Uniao prospect and #1 Bantamweight Scouting Report fighter Eduardo Dantas to a multi-fight deal. Dantas is expected to be included in a Season 5 Bantamweight draw to determine a challenger for title holder Zach Makovsky. (HT and Photo credit: Sherdog.com)

According to Sherdog.com, Nova Uniao's Eduardo Dantas has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. Dantas was ranked #1 on BloodyElbow.com's 2011 World MMA Scouting Report in the bantamweight division. He joins fellow teammate Marlon Sandro as recent acquisitions for the promotion. Photo by Stephen Martinez, Sherdog.com

132-pound Nova Uniao wunderkind Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (8-2) will return to Shooto on May 30th against Paraestra product Hiromasa Ogikubo (6-1-2), Tatame reports. Photo by Stephen Martinez for Sherdog.