{"id":202717,"date":"2016-08-31T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T21:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202717"},"modified":"2016-08-31T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T21:40:32","slug":"video-watch-rory-macdonald-get-warm-welcome-bellator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rory-macdonald\/video-watch-rory-macdonald-get-warm-welcome-bellator\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Watch Rory MacDonald Get a Warm Welcome to Bellator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bellator Backstage: Rory MacDonald\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p7Sx1sDsqjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">One of the biggest\u00a0stories of the last week has been Rory MacDonald&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rory-macdonald\/rory-macdonald-officially-becomes-bellator-mma-fighter\/\">move from the UFC to Bellator<\/a>, where a long list of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-chandler\/michael-chandler-says-hed-fight-rory-macdonald-welterweight\/\">exciting new matchups<\/a>\u00a0now await him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Now that the dust has settled, Bellator has released some awesome, behind the scenes footage of MacDonald&#8217;s first moments as a Bellator fighter.\u00a0Watch the video above to see the former UFC title challenger sign his Bellator contract, meet some other Bellator fighters, and greet the fans at Bellator 160.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">How do you think MacDonald&#8217;s Bellator career will he go? 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