Bellator 206 Results: Mousasi vs. MacDonald

Bellator 206, held on September 29, 2018, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, was a night to remember In mixed martial arts. The event was packed with thrilling fights, historic moments, and a showcase of some of the best talent in the sport.

Main Event: Mousasi vs. MacDonald

The main event of the evening was a super fight between Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi and Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald. This was a significant fight in promotional history, as both fighters were current champions in their respective divisions and could make a legitimate claim as the best fighter in the world in their respective division.

Mousasi, who left the UFC on an impressive five-fight win streak, had won seven straight fights leading up to this event. MacDonald, a longtime top-5 welterweight, had captured his Bellator belt in January and boasted a win over reigning UFC kingpin Tyron Woodley.

Mousasi stopped MacDonald by TKO at 3:23 of the second round, retaining the middleweight title.

Co-Main Event: Jackson vs. Silva

In their fourth meeting, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson stopped Wanderlei Silva by TKO at 4:32 of the second round, bringing their series to two wins apiece.

Welterweight World Grand Prix

Bellator 206 also marked the kickoff of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix tournament. The first-round bout saw a match between Douglas Lima and Andrey Koreshkov. Lima, a former two-time Bellator 170-pound champion, managed to rile up the crowd by defeating Koreshkov via fifth-round submission (rear-naked choke).

Other Notable Fights

Other notable fights of the night included Aaron Pico defeating Leandro Higo via first-round TKO, Keri Melendez winning against Dakota Zimmerman via split decision, and Gaston Bolanos defeating Ysidro Gutierrez via second-round TKO.

Conclusion

Bellator 206 paired a middleweight title defense with a heavyweight rematch and a pivotal tournament fight: Jackson evened his series with Silva in a non-tournament bout, and Lima advanced in the Welterweight Grand Prix by submitting Koreshkov. See MMA Fighting’s full Bellator 206 results, and continue to our Bellator 207 recap for the next Grand Prix semifinal.

Sources

MMA Fighting's full Bellator 206 results; Event results record.

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