The opening round of Bellator’s welterweight grand prix wraps up Saturday when Jon Fitch challenges 170-pound champion Rory MacDonald in the main event of Bellator 220, where MacDonald’s welterweight title will be up for grabs.
Fitch rides into the contest having won five consecutive fights over the course of a red-hot streak that includes a successful title reign in WSOF/PFL and a triumphant Bellator debut against fellow tournament competitor Paul Daley. MacDonald, on the other hand, is coming into Bellator 220 following one of the worst showings of his career, a brutal beatdown he suffered at the hands of Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in September.