Bellator MMA is concluding the first round of the welterweight Grand Prix in its home state of California, putting the belt on the line between divisional kingpin Rory MacDonald and Jon Fitch.
MacDonald hit the scales at 169.8 pounds, as he prepares to defend his Bellator welterweight throne against Fitch (169.5) in the Bellator 220 main event this Saturday at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Co-headlining the event will be a women’s flyweight title fight between flyweight queen Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (124.8) and Veta Arteaga (123.8) — with all four making weight without issue at Friday’s early weigh-in.
Bellator 220 “MacDonald vs. Fitch,” which airs on DAZN at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, also features a light heavyweight rematch between former light heavyweight champs Phil Davis (205.6) and Liam McGeary (205.2). At lightweight, former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Benson Henderson (156) faces American Kickboxing Academy prospect Adam Piccolotti (155.5). Starting off the main card will be a featherweight clash between Muay Thai convert Gaston Bolanos (145.5) and Nathan Stolen (145.6).
Two fighters missed weight: Justin Tenedora (*128.2), who came in 2.2 pounds heavy for his flyweight bout, and Erik Gunha (**131), who came in five pounds heavy for his own flyweight fight. Both fighters have been fined 20 percent of their total purses.
Bellator 220 Weigh-in Results:
Rory MacDonald (169.8) vs. Jon Fitch (169.5)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (124.8) vs. Veta Arteaga (123.8)
Phil Davis (205.6) vs. Liam McGeary (205.2)
Benson Henderson (156) vs. Adam Piccolotti (155.5)
Gaston Bolanos (145.5) vs. Nathan Stolen (145.6)
Aviv Gozali (155.7) vs. Travis Crain (153.5)
Chris Avila (159.9) vs. Brandon Faumui (160)
Justin Tenedora (*128.2) vs. Matt Perez (125.9)
Cass Bell (139.8) vs. Peter Ishiguro (140)
Hyder Amil (145.4) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (144.2)
Josh San Diego (140) vs. Brandon Laroco (139.8)
Diego Herzog (185.1) vs. Jordan Williams (184)
Abraham Vaesau (171) vs. Justin Roswell (169.8)
Ignacio Ortiz (144.9) vs. Roger Severson (144.8)
Chuck Campbell (205.1) vs. Bruno Casillas (204.7)
Boris Novachkov (145.4) vs. Chris Inocencio (145)
Thomas Oswald (170.8) vs. Jamario Mulder (170.9)
Erik Gunha (**131) vs. Jonathan Adams (124.7)
* Tenedora missed weight by 2.2 pounds and has been fined 20 percent of his purse.
** Gunha missed weight by five pounds and has been fined 20 percent of his purse.