Rory MacDonald has already spoken to Scott Coker about moving up to compete as an alternate in Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix. The newly minted Bellator welterweight champion had previously said that there’s a good chance that happens and was always interested in competing in an “old school” style tournament.
Firas Zahabi agrees and likes the chances of his pupil, despite possibly taking on a massive opponent three full divisions heavier. The Tristar gym head coach also went on to predict that MacDonald would beat heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko.