Friday night’s Bellator 222 main event between Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie isn’t just a battle for MacDonald’s Bellator welterweight championship.
Indeed, when the popular Canadian and the up-and-comer with one of MMA’s most famous surnames compete in the cage at Madison Square Garden, it will also determine which fighter will advance to face former titleholder Douglas Lima in the finals of the company’s welterweight grand prix tourney.
So we had a pretty straightforward question for you in Wednesday’s edition of the MMA Junkie Daily Debate: Which fighter would you rather see face Lima in the finals.
The end result wasn’t close, and given that the winner has been in the public spotlight much longer than the other, it’s not much of a surprise, either:
To hear the MMA Junkie Radio hosts discuss the topic, watch the video above.
For more on Bellator 222, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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