Bellator 222 Quick Results
Bellator MMA is in the Big Apple for Bellator 222 at Madison Square Garden, featuring two championship contests.
The main event has Neumann Gracis challenging Rory “Red King” MacDonald for the Bellator Welters Title, the Bout is also a Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida faces Chanel Sonnen in the co-main event.
And in the nights other title bout Rizin Fighting Federation 132 lbs Champion Kyoji Horiguchi faces Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell for the Bellator Bantamweight title. Horiguchi submitted Caldwell this past December at Rizin 14.
DAZN Main Card
- WW Title & WW Grand Prix: Still Champ Rory MacDonald (21-5-1) def. Neiman Gracie (9-1) by (49-46, 48-47 x2) unanimous decision
- LHW: Lyoto Machida (26-8) def. Chael Sonnen (30-17-1) by TKO (jumping knee+ ground & pound) 0:22 R2
- WW: Dillon Danis (2-0) def. Max Humphrey (3-3) by submission (armbar) 4:28 R1
- BW: Pat Mix (11-0) def. Ricky Bandejas (11-3) by submission (rear naked choke) 1:06 R1
- FW: Juan Archuleta (23-1) def. Eduardo Dantas (21-7) by KO (overhand right) 4:59 R2
- BW Title: (Rizin & now Bellator champ) Kyoji Horiguchi (28-2) def. Darrion Caldwell (12-3) by (48-47, 49-46 x2) unanimous decision
- Prelims
- Brandon Medina vs. Brandon Polcare (2-2) def. Brandon Medina (0-1) by submission (guillotine choke) 4:33 R1
- 165: Kastriot Xhema (3-3) def. Whitney Francois (2-7) by TKO (ground & pound) 3:17 R2
- FW: John Beneduce (3-2) def. Kenny Rivera (2-2) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- 128: Taylor Turner (4-5) def. Heather Hardy (2-2) by TKO (punches) 3:53 R1
- FW: Adam Borics (13-0) def. Aaron Pico (4-3) by KO (Flying Knee) 3:55 R2
- WFLW: Valerie Loureda (2-0) def. Larkyn Dasch (0-2) by (29-29, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- 112: Lindsey VanZandt (6-1) def. Rena Kubota (8-3) by technical submission (rear-naked choke) 4:04 R1
- 175: Haim Gozali (11-6) def. Gustavo Wurlitzer (22-23) by submission (triangle choke) 4:02 R1
- BW: Mike Kimbel (3-1) def. Sebastian Ruiz (2-3) by (28-29, 30-27, 30-27) split decision
- WW: Robson Gracie Jr. (2-0) def. Oscar Vera (0-1) by submission (armbar) 3:15 R1
- LW: Marcus Surin (6-1) def. Nekruz Mirkhojaev (4-3) by (30-27, 27-29, 29-27) split
- MW: Phil Hawes (5-2) def. Michael Wilcox (6-4) by TKO (doctor stoppage) 5:00 R1
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