Bellator 220: “MacDonald vs Fitch” took place this past weekend (Sat., April 27, 2019) at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., with ‘Red King” putting his Welterweight title on the line against Jon Fitch in the DAZN-streamed main event of the evening.
It was also an opening round fight of the promotion’s Welterweight Grand Prix.
After five rounds of back-and-forth action, the fight ended in a draw, though Rory got to keep his title and advance to the next round. He also scored the biggest check of the night, raking in a cool $200,000 (via MMA Junkie). Not to be left out in the cold, Fitch collected a nice $140,000 payout in guaranteed money.
That’s a $50,000 increase for Rory, who took in $150,000 for his fight agaisnt Gegard Mousasi last October. Here are the rest of the payouts:
Main Card (DAZN)
Rory MacDonald ($200,000) vs. Jon Fitch ($140,000)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Veta Arteaga ($40,000)
Benson Henderson ($100,000 + no win bonus = $100,000) def. Adam Piccolotti ($22,000)
Phil Davis ($80,000 + $80,000 = $160,000) def. Liam McGeary ($75,000)
Gaston Bolanos ($15,000 + no win bonus = $15,000) def. Nathan Stolen ($10,000)
Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting)
Aviv Gozali ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Travis Crain ($1,200)
Brandon Faumui ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Chris Avila ($5,000)
Matt Perez ($1,200 + $1,200 = $2,400) def. Justin Tenedora ($3,000)
Cass Bell ($5,000 + $5,000 = $10,000) def. Peter Ishiguro ($1,200)
Chuck Campbell ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Bruno Casillas ($1,500)
Hyder Amil ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Paradise Vaovasa ($1,750)
Josh San Diego ($2,000 + $2,000 = $4,000) def. Brandon Laroco ($1,500)
Jordan Williams ($1,750 + $1,750 = $3,500) def. Diego Herzog ($2,500)
Abraham Vaesau ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Justin Roswell ($2,000)
Chris Inocencio ($1,200 + $1,200 = $2,400) def. Boris Novachkov ($1,200)
Tom Ponce de Leon ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Jamario Mulder ($1,200)
Ignacio Ortiz ($1,500) vs. Roger Severson ($1,500)
Jon Adams ($1,200) vs. Erick Gunha ($1,200)
After the the fight, Rory admitted he no longer had the desire to hurt people, which is why he couldn’t pull the trigger. That revelation has now put in doubt his upcoming bout against Neiman Gracie, which is set for Bellator 222 on June 14, 2019.
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