{"id":279044,"date":"2018-06-21T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=279044"},"modified":"2018-06-21T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:58:56","slug":"breaking-bellator-books-gegard-mousasi-vs-rory-macdonald-super-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/breaking-bellator-books-gegard-mousasi-vs-rory-macdonald-super-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING | Bellator books Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald super fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/23863682\/bellator-champions-gegard-mousasi-rory-macdonald-set-sept-29-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ESPN,<\/a> Bellator MMA has booked a middleweight title super fight between divisional champion Gegard Mousasi and welterweight champion Rory MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>The fight is expected to occur on September 29, when Bellator returns to San Jose, California. This card, which is shaping up to absolutely massive for the promotion, is also expected to feature <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/wanderlei-silva\/wanderlei-silva-drops-news-of-rampage-rematch\/\">a fourth fight between light heavyweight legends Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson and Wanderlei Silva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gegard Mousasi\u00a0(44-6-2), who is the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, last fought in late May, in the main event of Bellator 200, when he captured the Bellator middleweight strap with a first-round TKO of dangerous Brazilian <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-carvalho\/video-watch-bellator-champ-rafael-carvalho-defend-title-crushing-44-second-ko\/\">finisher<\/a> Rafael Carvalho. 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