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Bellator 222 Main Card Set with Six Bouts; Prelims Include Pico, Hardy, Loureda

The lineup for Bellator 222 will include a six-bout main card, the promotion announced Monday.

As previously reported, the event will be headlined by a welterweight grand prix semifinal between Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie, with MacDonald’s 170-pound title on the line. In the co-main event, Lyoto Machida will square off against Chael Sonnen in a light heavyweight affair.

The cross-promotional bantamweight title clash pitting Bellator king Darrion Caldwell against Rizin champ Kyoji Horiguchi will open the main draw. After that, the featured lineup includes Eduardo Dantas vs.