Kyoji Horiguchi Confident He Can Hang With Best UFC Bantamweights

Former UFC flyweight title contender Kyoji Horiguchi has another high-profile bout set for this weekend’s (Fri., June 14, 2019) Bellator 222 from New York City. The current Rizin FF bantamweight champ will take on Bellator bantamweight champion D…

Former UFC flyweight title contender Kyoji Horiguchi has another high-profile bout set for this weekend’s (Fri., June 14, 2019) Bellator 222 from New York City. The current Rizin FF bantamweight champ will take on Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell for the promotion’s 135-pound title. The two have history, as Horiguchi submitted Caldwell to win the […]

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Jon Fitch Serving As Backup Fighter At Bellator 222

In the main event of Bellator 222, the welterweight title is on the line as Rory MacDonald looks to defend it against Neiman Gracie. There, the winner will also advance to the finals of the Welterweight Grand Prix. But, given MacDonald’s comments…

In the main event of Bellator 222, the welterweight title is on the line as Rory MacDonald looks to defend it against Neiman Gracie. There, the winner will also advance to the finals of the Welterweight Grand Prix. But, given MacDonald’s comments after his controversial draw to Jon Fitch where he said he can’t hurt […]

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Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie Card Finalized

Bellator MMA returns this weekend with Bellator 222, which features a stacked lineup as the card has now been finalized. The star-studded card is headlined by a double main event that will see a Welterweight World Grand Prix semi-final matchup between …

Bellator MMA returns this weekend with Bellator 222, which features a stacked lineup as the card has now been finalized. The star-studded card is headlined by a double main event that will see a Welterweight World Grand Prix semi-final matchup between current Bellator welterweight world champion Rory MacDonald (20-5-1) defending his title against Neiman Gracie […]

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Demetrious Johnson Uninterested in Kyoji Horiguchi Rematch

Demetrious Johnson may have one of the most underrated résumés in MMA. For instance, even when he picks up a victory over a definitive high-caliber opponent, i.e. Kyoji Horiguchi and Henry Cejudo, those victories are minimized as those fighters being l…

Demetrious Johnson may have one of the most underrated résumés in MMA. For instance, even when he picks up a victory over a definitive high-caliber opponent, i.e. Kyoji Horiguchi and Henry Cejudo, those victories are minimized as those fighters being lesser versions of themselves. It may be because of such no-win dilemmas why Johnson has […]

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Neiman Gracie Predicts Submission Win Over Rory MacDonald

Neiman Gracie believes he can finish Rory MacDonald to capture Bellator gold and move on to the finals in the Welterweight World Grand Prix. Gracie vs. MacDonald will headline Bellator 222 inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. MacDonald is the…

Neiman Gracie believes he can finish Rory MacDonald to capture Bellator gold and move on to the finals in the Welterweight World Grand Prix. Gracie vs. MacDonald will headline Bellator 222 inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. MacDonald is the current Bellator welterweight champion, who moved on to the semifinals of the 170-pound […]

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Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida Won’t Headline Bellator 222

It turns out that Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida will not serve as the main event of Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden. Instead, Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie will be featured as the new main event for Bellator 222. Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida Changes There were many fans who thought that Machida and […]

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It turns out that Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida will not serve as the main event of Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden. Instead, Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie will be featured as the new main event for Bellator 222.

Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida Changes

There were many fans who thought that Machida and Sonnen would headline due to them being bigger names. It’s an interesting move due to the fact that all of the promotion for the show has been for these two fighters. The news was reported by MMA Junkie. Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida will be the co-main event.

MacDonald and Gracie are in a more important fight as it will serve as the welterweight grand prix semifinal fight. The winner is expected to face Douglas Lima in the grand finale.

Gracie advanced to the semi-finals with a fourth-round submission win over Ed Ruth at Bellator 213. The BJJ specialist made his MMA debut in 2013 where he has picked up a pro-MMA record of 9-0.

The Bellator welterweight champion went to a majority draw with Jon Fitch in a welterweight grand prix bout as part of the ongoing tournament at Bellator 220. This marked his latest bout. 

Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida

Bellator 222 is set to take place on June 14, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The preliminary card will air online at 7:30 pm EST while the main card will air on DAZN at 10:00 PM EST. Here is the updated card for the show:

MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie – for welterweight title; welterweight grand prix semifinal
  • Lyoto Machida vs. Chael Sonnen
  • Champ Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – for bantamweight title
  • Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey
  • Adam Borics vs. Aaron Pico

PRELIMINARY CARD (Online, 7:30 p.m. ET)

  • Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix
  • Brandon Medina vs. Brandon Polcare
  • Mike Kimbel vs. Sebastian Ruiz
  • Heather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner
  • Haim Gozali vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer
  • Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox

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