Bellator is back after a four-week hiatus with Bellator 220, which features two title fights atop the card.
In the main event, Rory MacDonald puts his title on the line against Jon Fitch in the last quarterfinal bout of the welterweight grand prix. The winner will move on to the semifinals to face Neiman Gracie in June.
And in the co-main event, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane aims for the third successful defense of her women’s flyweight title when she meets Veta Arteaga.
Take a look at the Bellator 220 event info, lineup, start times, and storylines.
What: Bellator 220
When: Saturday
Where: SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Live stream: DAZN (sign up now), MMA Junkie
Full Fight Card, start times
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Rory MacDonald vs. Jon Fitch – welterweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Veta Arteaga – for women’s flyweight title
- Phil Davis vs. Liam McGeary
- Benson Henderson vs. Adam Piccolotti
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Nathan Stolen
PRELIMINARY CARD (DAZN, MMA Junkie, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Travis Crain vs. Aviv Gozali
- Chris Avila vs. Brandon Faumui – 160-pound catchweight bout
- Matt Perez vs. Justin Tenedora
- Cass Bell vs. Peter Ishiguro – 140-pound catchweight bout
- Hyder Amil vs. Paradise Vaovasa
- Brandon Laroco vs. Josh San Diego – 140-pound catchweight bout
- Diego Herzog vs. Jordan Williams
- Justin Roswell vs. Abraham Vaesau
- Ignacio Ortiz vs. Roger Severson
- Chuck Campbell vs. Bruno Casillas
- Chris Inocencio vs. Boris Novachkov
- Jamario Mulder vs. Tom Ponce de Leon
- Jon Adams vs. Erik Gunha
Key storylines
- MacDonald, Fitch react to Zahabi’s steroids claim
- MacDonald’s coach Zahabi rips Fitch for PED use
- Macfarlane freaking out before fight, but it’s all good
- Macfarlane not surprised Arteaga is her next challenger
- For Arteaga, no better time to become Bellator champ
- McGeary: No need for trilogy if I finish Davis in rematch
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