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The final bout of the first round of the welterweight grand prix takes place at Bellator 220, as Rory MacDonald puts the welterweight title on the line against Jon Fitch at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday night, live and exclusively on DAZN. The winner is scheduled to face Neiman Gracie in the semifinals on June 14. The co-main event features Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defending her women's featherweight title against Veta Arteaga.
MacDonald (20-5) makes the first defense of the championship he won from Douglas Lima at Bellator 192 in January 2018. Between then and now, MacDonald ventured up to middleweight and challenged titleholder Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 206 in September, with Mousasi demonstrating why size matters in battering MacDonald to win by second-round TKO.
Since losing to Rousimar Palhares in December 2014, Fitch's (31-7-1, one no-contest) reeled off five consecutive wins to earn a crack at MacDonald. Fitch has fought for the 170-pound title on two occasions. Back at UFC 87 in August 2008, Fitch lost a decision to Georges St-Pierre. Then, the California native came up short to Palhares at World Series of Fighting 16 (now Professional Fight League).
UPDATE: The Bellator 220 weigh-in results have seen both champions and challengers hit their target weights. The weigh-ins are ongoing.
UPDATE #2: Benson Henderson has made weight at 156 pounds. All main card fighters have made weight, but there has been one scale fail on the preliminary side.
Bellator 220 takes place tomorrow night (April 27), which means it is now time for the weigh-ins.
In the main event of Bellator 220, Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald will put his gold on the line against Jon Fitch. The bout will also serve as the final opening round match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The co-main event will also feature a championship clash as women’s flyweight title holder Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defends her title against Veta Arteaga.
MMA News will provide live coverage of Bellator 220, which takes place inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Below you will see live results of the weigh-ins, which will begin at 12 p.m. ET.
Main Card (DAZN)
Rory MacDonald (169.8) vs. Jon Fitch (169.5)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (124.8) vs. Veta Arteaga (123.8)
Phil Davis (205.6) vs. Liam McGeary (205.2)
Benson Henderson (156) vs. Adam Piccolotti (155.5)
Gaston Bolanos (145.5) vs. Nathan Stolen (145.6)
Prelims (MMA News)
Travis Crain (153.5) vs. Aviv Gozali (155.7)
Chris Avila (159.9) vs. Brandon Faumui (160)
Matt Perez (125.9) vs. Justin Tenedora (128.2)*
Cass Bell (139.8) vs. Peter Ishiguro (140)
Hyder Amil (145.4) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (144.2)
Brandon Laroco (139.8) vs. Josh San Diego (140)
Diego Herzog (185.1) vs. Jordan Williams (184)
Justin Roswell (169.8) vs. Abraham Vaesau (171)
Ignacio Ortiz (144.9) vs. Roger Severson (144.8)
Chuck Campbell (205.1) vs. Bruno Casillas (204.7)
Chris Inocencio (145) vs. Boris Novachkov (145.4)
Jamario Mulder (170.9) vs. Tom Ponce de Leon (170.8)
Jon Adams (124.7) vs. Erik Gunha
