When the bell sounded at the close of Bellator 192, the decision was read, and it was official that Douglas Lima had dropped his title to Rory MacDonald, the demand for an eventual rematch was loud and clear.
After all, Lima had battled MacDonald for five thrilling rounds, and though the decision was mostly free of controversy outside of MacDonald looking superficially worse, it was easy to imagine how another go-around between the two could be even more competitive and possibly end up in Lima’s favor. No one could argue that MacDonald and Lima were the cream of the Bellator welterweight crop, so why not run it back as soon as possible?