SAN JOSE, Calif. – Saturday’s Bellator 220 event had a little bit of everything for fight fans, from spectacular finishes to bizarre tournament results.
In the night’s main event, Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald (20-5-1 MMA, 2-1-1 BMMA) fought to a disappointing majority draw with perennial contender Jon Fitch (31-7-2 MMA, 1-0-1 BMMA). While Fitch took the fight on one judge’s card, two dissenting totals had it a draw, allowing MacDonald to retain his title and move on in the grand prix.
In the night’s co-feature, Bellator women’s flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) retained her title after some initial difficulties against Veta Arteaga (5-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA). While known as a grappling specialist, it was a vicious Macfarlane elbow that secured her the win, slicing open Arteaga and forcing a doctor stoppage.
Additional main-card results saw Benson Henderson (27-8 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) take a split decision over Adam Piccolotti (11-3 MMA, 7-3 BMMA), while Phil Davis (19-5 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) broke the jaw of Liam McGeary (13-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) en route to a third-round TKO.
Gaston Bolanos (5-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) also picked up a first-round TKO win over Nathan Stolen (7-5 MMA, 0-2 BMMA).
To see highlights of all the action, check out the video above.
Bellator 220 took place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The night’s main card streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
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