{"id":329855,"date":"2019-10-28T08:22:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=329855"},"modified":"2019-10-28T08:22:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:22:49","slug":"rory-macdonalds-contract-expired-after-bellator-232","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/rory-macdonalds-contract-expired-after-bellator-232\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald&#8217;s contract expired after Bellator 232"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rory MacDonald could soon be a free agent. The Canadian&#8217;s Bellator 232 fight with Douglas Lima, which he lost by unanimous decision, marked the final obligation on his latest contract with the Viacom-owned MMA promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media post-fight, MacDonald explained that his current Bellator contract is now expired, but that he&#8217;d be keen to re-sign with the promotion, particularly if they offer him a title shot opposite the new champion Lima.\u00a0He and Lima, to remind, are now tied 1-1 across their two previous bouts, with a decision victory apiece, and would seemingly have a score to settle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"N9UUYF\">\u201dMy contract expired so we\u2019ve got to deal with that situation,\u201d MacDonald said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/10\/27\/20935372\/rory-macdonalds-bellator-contract-just-expired-so-whats-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cBut if they want to give me a title shot, sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been quite tough on MacDonald of late, suggesting that he&#8217;s lost some of the killer instinct for which he was known during his time in the UFC. His lopsided loss to Lima will only give those skeptics more ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>Given MacDonald&#8217;s dwindling reputation as a world-class welterweight, it will be interesting to see where he ends up. If Bellator does choose to offer him a new contract, which seems likely, it probably won&#8217;t be as lucrative as his last contract. In that event, it&#8217;s possible he&#8217;ll opt to take his services elsewhere, perhaps to to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where a $1 million payday could await.<\/p>\n<p>Although MacDonald strolled into the Bellator cage with a reputation as one of the top fighters in the world, he&#8217;s had a tough run in the promotion, going 3-2-1 under the Bellator banner. In 2019, he&#8217;s gone 1-1-1, battling Jon Fitch to a draw, defeating Neiman Gracie by decision, and finally losing to Lima.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think the future holds for the Canadian after Bellator 232?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/28\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory MacDonald could soon be a free agent. The Canadian&#8217;s Bellator 232 fight with Douglas Lima, which he lost by unanimous decision, marked the final obligation on his latest contract with the Viacom-owned MMA promotion. Speaking to the media post-fight, MacDonald explained that his current Bellator contract is now expired, but that he&#8217;d be keen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":286169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[44,10146],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rory MacDonald&#039;s contract expired after Bellator 232 | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rory MacDonald has completed his current Bellator contract. 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