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The first being for the bantamweight crown in a rematch that will see Darrion Caldwell defend his title against the man to recently beat him, Kyoji Horiguchi.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese superstar defeated Caldwell in the inaugural RIZIN bantamweight title fight on New Year&#8217;s Eve 2018 at RIZIN 14. Horiguchi would pick up the win in incredible come from behind fashion with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rizin-ff\/rizin-14-results-kyoji-horiguchi-scores-huge-comeback-win-over-darrion-caldwell-ayaka-hamasaki-claims-gold\/\">a third-round guillotine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The other title to be contested that night will be in the 170-pound welterweight division to see who advances to the weight class&#8217; Grand Prix finals against the former two-time champion, &#8220;The Phenom,&#8221; Douglas Lima. That bout will, of course, be none other than the champion, Rory MacDonald facing off against undefeated BJJ wizard, Neiman Gracie.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the welterweight tilt was scheduled to be the evening&#8217;s co-main event behind the long-awaited light heavyweight meeting between former UFC staples, Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen. However,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/05\/rory-macdonald-neiman-gracie-not-lyoto-machida-chael-sonnen-bellator-222-main-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a> has now confirmed that it will be the opposite with MacDonald and Gracie going on last.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/usatmmajunkie.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/04\/rory-macdonald-neiman-gracie-bellator-220.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Bellator 222\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">PhotoCred: MMA Junkie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the rest of the insane night of action in New York City that it will surely be, the full line-up can be seen below.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bellator 222 Main Card (DAZN, 10:00 PM EST \/ 7:00 PM PST)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welterweight \u2013 170lbs: (C)Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Light Heavyweight \u2013 205lbs: Lyoto Machida vs. Chael Sonnen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight \u2013 135lbs: (C)Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Catchweight \u2013 175lbs: Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Featherweight \u2013 145lbs: Aaron Pico vs. Adam Borics<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Preliminary Card (Bellator.com, 7:30 PM EST \/ 4:30 PM PST)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flyweight \u2013 125lbs: Heather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Featherweight: Eduardo Dantas vs Juan Archuleta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Catchweight \u2013 112lbs: Rena Kubota vs Lindsey VanZandt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Middleweight \u2013 185lbs: Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Middleweight: Rafael Carvalho vs Chidi Njoukuani<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Welterweight: Robson Gracie vs. Oscar Vera<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight: Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Welterweight: Haim Gozali vs Gustavo Wurlitzer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantamweight: Mike Kimbel vs. Sebastian Ruiz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flyweight: Brandon Polcare vs. Brandon Medina<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Featherweight: John Beneduce vs. Kenny Rivera<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Catchweight \u2013 165lbs: Kastriot Xhema vs. Whitney Francois<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/29\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 14, Bellator MMA heads back to Madison Square Garden for their second visit with Bellator 222 and it could very be argued as the promotion&#8217;s best card ever on paper. 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