Bellator officials announced Thursday that welterweight champion Douglas Lima will face Rory MacDonald on a Bellator event slated for Jan. 20 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.The event has yet to be named and no other fights were announced for the card.
Lima (29-6) heads into this matchup off a unanimous decision victory over UFC veteran Lorenz Larkin in June on the studded Bellator NYC event. The 29-year-old has won eight of his last nine fights. MacDonald (19-4) had an impressive promotional debut for Bellator back in May where he submitted Paul Daley at Bellator 179. The former UFC title challenger looks to win back-to-back fights for the first time since 2014. Stay tuned to MMAOddsBreaker as more matchups are announced for this event.
