At Bellator 192, the welterweight championship fight is not the main event. It takes second billing to a nostalgic affair where a pudgy Rampage Jackson will glare at Chael Sonnen for three rounds while sporadically being taken down.
The two welterweights get ready. MacDonald looks off to one side, raises one fist almost as an afterthought, while Lima bounces on his toes energetically. MacDonald is a big man for 170lbs, but Lima is huge, the first welterweight he’s fought that looks visibly bigger than him. The fight starts and MacDonald closes Lima down, using his underrated ability to back powerful fighters up with little more than small, accurate steps and a left hand. For two rounds…
