Rory MacDonald Shuts Down September Return

Rory MacDonald came away on the winning end of his semi-final bout against Neiman Gracie at Bellator 222, putting him in line to fight Douglas Lima in the finals of the Welterweight Grand Prix. The problem is that the promotion eyed the bout to take pl…

Rory MacDonald came away on the winning end of his semi-final bout against Neiman Gracie at Bellator 222, putting him in line to fight Douglas Lima in the finals of the Welterweight Grand Prix. The problem is that the promotion eyed the bout to take place in September, as did MacDonald’s next opponent, Douglas Lima, […]

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Douglas Lima Prefers MacDonald In Bellator Grand Prix Finals, But Is Ready For Gracie

Douglas Lima wants to run it back with Rory MacDonald, but he won’t shed tears if Neiman Gracie makes it to the finals. Lima secured his spot in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix finals with his knockout victory over Michael Page this pa…

Douglas Lima wants to run it back with Rory MacDonald, but he won’t shed tears if Neiman Gracie makes it to the finals. Lima secured his spot in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix finals with his knockout victory over Michael Page this past Saturday night (May 11). Lima got to the semifinals by choking […]

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Ed Ruth Wants Fights With Rory MacDonald & Michael Page

Ed Ruth wants to go straight to the wolves in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Ruth is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Andy Murad back in June at Bellator 201. The win improved Ruth’s perfect professional mixed martial arts record…

Ed Ruth wants to go straight to the wolves in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Ruth is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Andy Murad back in June at Bellator 201. The win improved Ruth’s perfect professional mixed martial arts record to 6-0. Despite being an NCAA Division I wrestling champion, Ruth has quickly shown […]

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Bellator Reveals Welterweight World Grand Prix Bracket

Bellator has revealed the bracket for its Welterweight World Grand Prix that will be featured on the DAZN streaming service: One half of the bracket will begin on September 29th when Andrey Koreshkov faces Douglas Lima at Bellator 206.  The winner of t…

Bellator has revealed the bracket for its Welterweight World Grand Prix that will be featured on the DAZN streaming service: One half of the bracket will begin on September 29th when Andrey Koreshkov faces Douglas Lima at Bellator 206.  The winner of that fight will go on to face the winner of the long-requested bout […]

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Douglas Lima Preferred Title Rematch Over Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix

Douglas Lima admits the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix isn’t ideal for him. Lima is a former two-time Bellator welterweight champion. Lima put the title on the line against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pounder Rory MacDonald….

Douglas Lima admits the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix isn’t ideal for him. Lima is a former two-time Bellator welterweight champion. Lima put the title on the line against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pounder Rory MacDonald. “Red King” ended up earning a unanimous decision victory to capture the gold. As expected, Lima will be one […]

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Michael Page Explains His Advantage Going Into Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix

Michael Page has revealed his big advantage heading into the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Page and nine other 170-pounders are set to participate in the upcoming welterweight tournament. The Grand Prix will begin on Sept. 29. On that same card, Qu…

Michael Page has revealed his big advantage heading into the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Page and nine other 170-pounders are set to participate in the upcoming welterweight tournament. The Grand Prix will begin on Sept. 29. On that same card, Quinton Jackson will meet Wanderlei Silva and Gegard Mousasi puts his middleweight title on the […]

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