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The main attraction features the next stage of Bellator's Welterweight tournament with a "World Grand Prix Semi-Final World Title bout" between Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie.
The Canadian "Red King" MacDonald currently holds a lengthy 20-5-1 record, but hasn't had a win under his belt since he fought Douglas Lima at Bellator 192 in January, 2018 -- due to his fight with Jon Fitch at Bellator 220 in April, 2019 ending in a draw, which let MacDonald narrowly proceed to the next stage in the tournament.
Meanwhile, the up-and-coming Brazilian submission specialist, Neiman Gracie (from the famous MMA family) only has nine professional bouts on his record, but they culminate in a 9-fight winning streak, as he is 9-0-0. Odds for this bout have Rory opening at -175 and Gracie at +150.
Here's a look at the fight card as it stands today, via
Tapology.com:
BELLATOR 222 NYC DAZN | Friday 06.14.2019 at 10:00 PM ET
Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie
Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida
Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey
Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Eduardo Dantas vs. Juan Archuleta
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Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix
Mike Kimbel vs. Sebastian Ruiz
Haim Gozali vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer
Heather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner
Aaron Pico vs. Ádám Borics
Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox
Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Oscar Vera
Kastriot Xhema vs. W. Francois
Brandon Polcare vs. Brandon Medina
John Beneduce vs. Kenny Rivera
Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt
Valerie Loureda vs. Larkyn Dasch
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