Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Matches to Make After Bellator 222

Rory MacDonald provided answers to the questions swirling around him, and he did so at Neiman Gracie’s expense.

Less than two months after he fought a 41-year-old Jon Fitch to a draw and questioned whether or not he had the competitive drive to move forward with his career, MacDonald retained the undisputed Bellator MMA welterweight championship with a unanimous decision over Gracie in the Bellator 222 headliner on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Tristar Gym star swept the scorecards with 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 marks from the judges, though the distance between champion and challenger felt much wider.