Bellator 222 Main Card Set with Six Bouts; Prelims Include Pico, Hardy, Loureda

The lineup for Bellator 222 will include a six-bout main card, the promotion announced Monday.

As previously reported, the event will be headlined by a welterweight grand prix semifinal between Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie, with MacDonald’s 170-pound title on the line. In the co-main event, Lyoto Machida will square off against Chael Sonnen in a light heavyweight affair.

The cross-promotional bantamweight title clash pitting Bellator king Darrion Caldwell against Rizin champ Kyoji Horiguchi will open the main draw. After that, the featured lineup includes Eduardo Dantas vs. Juan Archuleta at featherweight; Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix at bantamweight and Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey at…