Tag: Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima vs. Rory MacDonald Set For January

Bellator MMA is set to start off the new year with a big bang. The promotion confirmed to the LA Times that they’re planning to have a big main event for the upcoming event in January. Douglas Lima will defend the Bellator Welterweight title against former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald. “When I signed with […]

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Bellator MMA is set to start off the new year with a big bang.

The promotion confirmed to the LA Times that they’re planning to have a big main event for the upcoming event in January. Douglas Lima will defend the Bellator Welterweight title against former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald.

“When I signed with Bellator, I made it clear I wanted to take over — multiple weight classes and multiple championships,” MacDonald said in a prepared statement. “Douglas Lima and his title are first on the list before I move onto the next.”

“I haven’t been this healthy in a long time and Rory is going to be just another win on my record,” Lima said in the prepared statement.

Bellator President Scott Coker said the upcoming main event would illustrate the talent in his welterweight division. “These two are going to put on an incredible show,” he said.

MacDonald looked great in his promotional debut by defeating England’s Paul Daley by rear naked chokehold in May. He decided to leave the UFC following a loss to Stephen Thompson.

On the flip side, Lima is coming off a successful title defense at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 24 by beating Lorenz Larkin via unanimous decision.

The event is slated to take place on January 20th at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The prelims will air online while the main card airs on Spike TV. No other bouts were announced for the card. Tickets for the card are scheduled to go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 29 at Ticketmaster.

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Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima Signs Longterm Deal With Bellator

Douglas Lima isn’t dipping a toe outside the Bellator banner anytime soon. Lima, who is the reigning Bellator welterweight champion, recently signed a six-fight deal with the promotion. MMAFighting.com got word of the signing from Bellator officials. Lima briefly commented on the new deal: “Bellator is my home, I am excited to continue growing alongside […]

Douglas Lima isn’t dipping a toe outside the Bellator banner anytime soon. Lima, who is the reigning Bellator welterweight champion, recently signed a six-fight deal with the promotion. MMAFighting.com got word of the signing from Bellator officials. Lima briefly commented on the new deal: “Bellator is my home, I am excited to continue growing alongside […]

Douglas Lima Talks Not Finishing ‘Tough as Nails’ Lorenz Larkin

Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima didn’t have an easy task at Bellator NYC. Lima defended his 170-pound gold against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator’s first pay-per-view under the promotion’s President Scott Coker. After five rounds, Lima retained his belt via unanimous decision. In an interview with Flo Combat, Lima explained why it was difficult to put […]

Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima didn’t have an easy task at Bellator NYC. Lima defended his 170-pound gold against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator’s first pay-per-view under the promotion’s President Scott Coker. After five rounds, Lima retained his belt via unanimous decision. In an interview with Flo Combat, Lima explained why it was difficult to put […]

Rory MacDonald on Lima’s Bellator NYC Win: ‘I Was Underwhelmed’

Rory MacDonald wasn’t exactly in awe of Douglas Lima’s successful title defense at Bellator NYC. Last night (June 24), Lima successfully defended his Bellator welterweight title against Lorenz Larkin. Lima earned a unanimous decision victory to improve his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record to 29-6. The champion is expected to defend his title against […]

Rory MacDonald wasn’t exactly in awe of Douglas Lima’s successful title defense at Bellator NYC. Last night (June 24), Lima successfully defended his Bellator welterweight title against Lorenz Larkin. Lima earned a unanimous decision victory to improve his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record to 29-6. The champion is expected to defend his title against […]

Douglas Lima Outpoints Lorenz Larkin To Retain Welterweight Title

Top prospect Lorenz Larkin had no easy introduction to the Bellator MMA fans after deciding to become a free agent and sign with Bellator. He had to go up against the best welterweight in Bellator, Douglas Lima. The two fighters fought in the opening bout on the main card of Bellator NYC on pay-per-view at […]

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Top prospect Lorenz Larkin had no easy introduction to the Bellator MMA fans after deciding to become a free agent and sign with Bellator. He had to go up against the best welterweight in Bellator, Douglas Lima. The two fighters fought in the opening bout on the main card of Bellator NYC on pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden for the welterweight title.

The first round was nothing spectacular as they had a feeling out process with leg kicks being the only thing that was really happening between these two fighters. Lima landed an uppercut that backed Larkin into the cage, and they end the round in the clinch.

Both fighters started to let their hands go in the second round, which led to fireworks in the middle of the round. Larkin blasted Lima with a right hand in an exchange, but Lima backed off and fired back with a left hook that floored Larkin, who somehow survived the brogue of strikes. Round three was nothing to write home about. Both fighters stayed calm as it seemed they were trying to recover from the previous round. Larkin was moving well, but he was not letting his hands go at all. On the other side, Lima was pressing forward but couldn’t get close to land anything.

Larkin turned up the pressure and found better angles to attack from in round four. Lima continued to struggle with his range and Larkin was just counter striking him. Lima did score a trip takedown but was not able to hold it as Larkin got back to his feet with seconds left in the round. In the fifth and final round of their title fight, both fighters started to turn up the pressure as the clock was ticking. In the end, the judges gave the win to Lima by unanimous decision. Lima is still the Bellator welterweight champion.

This was Larkin’s biggest fight of his career, to say the least. Larkin now holds a pro-MMA record of 18-6-1.

Lima continues to impress. Leading into this event, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker came out and stated that Lima was the best welterweight in the world. Lima is not someone to doubt as he has only lost two bouts under the Bellator banner since making his debut in 2011. Lima has racked up 28 career wins. What is impressive by that number is that 24 of those wins came by either KO or submission.

Douglas Lima def. Lorenz Larkin via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47)

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Douglas Lima Retains Bellator Welterweight Title Against Lorenz Larkin

Douglas Lima (29-6) remains a champion after earning a decision win over Lorenz Larkin (18-6). A leg kick was there for Lima one minute into the fight. Larkin missed a high kick. The champion landed a body kick. “The Monsoon” connected with a leg kick. Lima kept chopping away at the lead leg of the […]

Douglas Lima (29-6) remains a champion after earning a decision win over Lorenz Larkin (18-6). A leg kick was there for Lima one minute into the fight. Larkin missed a high kick. The champion landed a body kick. “The Monsoon” connected with a leg kick. Lima kept chopping away at the lead leg of the […]