Bellator MMA has opted for name recognition when choosing an official headliner for its debut on the Paramount Network.
After months of promoting the welterweight championship fight between Douglas Lima and Rory MacDonald as the Bellator 192 main event, Scott Coker confirmed to The Sporting News on Friday that Chael Sonnen vs. Quinton Jackson will be the evening’s featured bout.
While Bellator is calling it a double main event, Sonnen vs. “Rampage” will be the last televised bout of the night. Sonnen and Jackson will kick off the promotion’s quarterfinal round of the heavyweight grand prix, which will crown a new champion by the end of the year.