Douglas Lima walked out of Bellator 232 with the welterweight title and a check for $1 million. Lima bested Rory MacDonald in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix finals.
For Lima, it marks his third time holding the Bellator welterweight title. He earned this one by scoring a five-round decision over MacDonald.
The 31-year-old Lima went through former champion Andrey Koreshkov and Michael Page to reach the finals. His last loss came to MacDonald in early 2018 via decision in his second title defense.
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Bellator 232 Full Card Highlights
MacDonald battled Jon Fitch to a draw, advancing in the quarterfinals of the grand prix. In the semis, he defeated Neiman Gracie.
Things are heating up here in the fifth and final round between @Rory_MacDonald and @PhenomLima!
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Paul Daley picked up a second round TKO victory over Saad Awad in the co-main event. The fight was stopped 90 seconds into the round.
Paul @Semtex_170 Daley with the TKO at #Bellator232. pic.twitter.com/SdsA7KTtfj
— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) October 27, 2019
Patrick Mix remained unbeaten with a first round submission over Isaiah Chapman. Also, Manny Muro earned a split decision over Nick Newell.
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The main card kicked off with “Baby Slice” Kevin Ferguson Jr. finishing Craig Campbell in just 38 seconds.
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— Robin Black (@robinblackmma) October 27, 2019
Bellator 232: MacDonald Vs. Lima 2 Results
Douglas Lima (32-7) defeated Rory MacDonald (21-6-1) via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)
Paul Daley (42-17-2) defeated Saad Awad (23-13) via TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round two
Patrick Mix (12-0) defeated Isaiah Chapman (9-4) via submission (kneebar) at 3:49 of round one
Manny Muro (11-6) defeated Nick Newell (16-3) via split decision (29-28, 27-29, 29-28)
Baby Slice (4-2) defeated Craig Campbell (3-4) via TKO (elbows) at 0:38 of round one
Ryan Hardy Evans (1-1) defeated Demetrios Plaza (1-1) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:03 of round three
Lance Gibson Jr. (3-0) defeated Dominic Jones (2-2) via KO (punches) at 1:58 of round one
Devin Powell (10-4) defeated Marcus Surin (6-2) via technical submission (mounted guillotine) at 5:00 of round two
Johnny Lopez (12-4) defeated Dan Cormier (8-10) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Jornel Lugo (3-0) defeated John Douma (4-2) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Zarrukh Adashev (3-1) defeated Tevin Dyce (3-2) via TKO (strikes) at 1:39 of round two