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Bellator 222’s Neiman Gracie calls champ Rory MacDonald ‘tough,’ but is not impressed

The next Bellator welterweight title challenger, Neiman Gracie, feels ready to take Rory MacDonald’s belt at Bellator 222 in New York City. In an interview with Fox Sports Brasil, the decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt said he was unimpressed with the ‘Red King’s’ performance at Bellator 220, where he fought veteran Jon Fitch to a majority draw.

Furthermore, Gracie claims to feel ready to take his opponent down and implement his jiu-jitsu, a method which guaranteed all of his nine professional MMA wins, with only one of them not coming by way of submission.

“I don’t think my plans for this fight will be news for anyone, right?