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On January 20, Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima will attempt to defend his crown opposite former UFC star Rory MacDonald<\/a>. While this might just be the toughest test of Lima’s already impressive career, he’s got a bold prediction for how it all goes down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in Bellator for a long time. At the end of the day it\u2019s just a fight. I don\u2019t care what he\u2019s done. I don\u2019t care where he\u2019s been. He\u2019s coming there to fight me. That\u2019s what the important thing is for me,\u201d Lima said on the Sherdog Radio Network\u2019s \u201cBeatdown\u201d show. \u201cI\u2019m going to finish this guy; I\u2019m going to knock him out. That\u2019s my goal for this fight. I\u2019m going to put him away and show everybody that I\u2019m here for a reason, that I\u2019m champion for a reason. It doesn\u2019t matter who it is. I don\u2019t care what he\u2019s done in the past. He\u2019s gonna face me and he\u2019s going down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a fighter, and like me he\u2019s got a jaw. He\u2019s got a jaw that hasn\u2019t been touched like me,\u201d Lima said. \u201cOf course he\u2019s durable. Condit finished him, Lawler finished him. If those guys can finish him, why can\u2019t I? I believe in myself. I believe in my potential. I know what I can do, I know how hard I hit. I\u2019m going to put this guy away, I\u2019m telling you.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Rory
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna find that jaw. Everybody\u2019s got that point where you\u2019re gonna turn off. I\u2019m gonna find it, and I\u2019m gonna hit him so hard and put him away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI would say Top 2, Top 3, maybe even (No. 1),\u201d Lima said. \u201cRory has a win over Woodley, and Woodley\u2019s standing at the top right now. \u201c\u2026He\u2019s [MacDonald] still ranked in the top, and the winner of this fight should take that place. Either No. 1, No. 2. He\u2019s top of the division. He\u2019s been around. Fought good guys. I\u2019m just here to beat him. When I beat him, I\u2019m gonna be sitting on top. I hope they consider that.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Douglas Lima can deliver on this prediction with a knockout of Rory MacDonald<\/a>?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 10\/1\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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