If Bellator eventually assembles a welterweight tournament, champ Douglas Lima has his picks for the fighters to meet him in the final – and his next opponent is not among them. “I’d say either Koreshkov or MacDonald,” Lima told MMAjunkie Radio. The Viacom-owned promotion’s PR team teased a possible tournament this past week, putting Lima (28-6 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) beside other standouts at welterweight including Lorenz Larkin (18-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who challenges him for the title on June 24 at Bellator NYC, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City and airs live on pay-per-view. Lima doesn’t object to Larkin’s immediate title shot after defecting from the UFC earlier this year to sign with Bellator

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Bellator champ Douglas Lima’s pick to win would-be welterweight tourney might surprise you – MMA Junkie

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