It sounded like a bold idea, but Bellator welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald won’t be participating in the promotion’s heavyweight tournament. “I think Rory has a big fight coming up that he’s focused on at 170 pounds,” Bellator President Scott Coker told MMAjunkie during a conference call in support of MacDonald’s (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) title shot against welterweight champ Douglas Lima (29-6 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) at Bellator 192. “So let’s see how that works out. “As far as him fighting at heavyweight, the thing I love about him is he’s a real martial artist, and the weight class issue doesn’t bother him. But I think that we’ll probably stick to heavyweights.” MacDonald faces off with Lima in the Paramount-televised main event of the Jan.
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No heavyweight tournament for Bellator 192′s Rory MacDonald – MMA Junkie