Action from Bellator 206, held in San Jose, California.
As quarantine continues for most of the world, Bellator MMA has started releasing full fights including the middleweight title fight between Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald.
Back when both fighters were champions, MacDonald — the welterweight king at the time — moved up to challenge Mousasi for his crown in the Bellator 206 headliner in September 2018. If the Canadian had emerged victorious, he would have become the promotion’s first-ever two-weight champion.
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However, Mousasi proved to be too big and experienced for the “Red King” as he finished him with brutal ground and pound in the second round of their title contest.
You can watch it below courtesy of the Bellator MMA YouTube channel:
Mousasi would later lose his middleweight title to Rafael Lovato Jr. while MacDonald would get outpointed by Douglas Lima to be unseated as welterweight champion. With Lovato recently stepping away from the sport, Mousasi is now set to face Lima for the vacant title.
Meanwhile, MacDonald departed the promotion late last year and is set to make his PFL debut later this year.
Looking back at the fight, what do you make of it now?Should MacDonald have never been in the cage with Mousasi in the first place?
Bellator is back on its home turf in San Jose for this week’s Bellator 206 event. Here’s how to watch.
Bellator 206 takes place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie. DAZN is Bellator’s new streaming partner. You can sign up for a free trial here.
The prelims kick off at 7 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET.
In the main event, middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) puts his belt on the line against welterweight champion Rory MacDonald (20-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), who will attempt to become Bellator’s first concurrent two-division champion.
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In the co-feature, Quinton Jackson (37-13 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) meets Wanderlei Silva (35-13-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) for the fourth time in their lengthy histories. Silva holds a 2-1 edge in their rivalry, but the two haven’t fought in nearly 10 years.
In addition, former 170-pound champions Andrey Koreshkov (20-2 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) and Douglas Lima (29-7 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) fight in a rematch as part of the opening round of Bellator’s welterweight tournament.
The full Bellator 206 fight card is available below. You can also join us for live on-site round-by-round Bellator 206 coverage on the MMAjunkie homepage.
Bellator 206 main card (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald – for middleweight titleQuinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei SilvaAndrey Koreshkov vs. Douglas Lima – welterweight tournament opening roundLeandro Higo vs. Aaron PicoKeri Melendez vs. Dakota ZimmermanBellator 206 preliminary card (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)
Adam Piccolotti vs. James TerryGaston Bolanos vs. Ysidro GutierrezJeremiah Labiano vs. Justin SmitleyDanasabe Mohammed vs. Salvador BecerraArlene Blencowe vs. Amber LeibrockJoe Neal vs. Josh San DiegoAbraham Vaesau vs. DeMarco VillalonaCass Bell vs. Ty CostaIsaiah Batin-Gonzalez vs. Khai WuIgnacio Ortiz vs. Jacob YcaroRicky Abdelaziz vs. Laird AndersonChuck Campbell vs. Joseph RamirezAnthony Figueroa vs. Samuel RomeroBellator 206 Watch Online Putlocker
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