Rory MacDonald

The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 13, 2022, at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. This was the start of the playoffs for the Heavyweight and Welterweight divisions.

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on May 6, 2022, at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. This will be the third regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Women's Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

Week 6 of the regular season happens tonight (Jul 1) in Atlanta, GA and features a main event between two-time PFL women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison and women’s MMA pioneer Kaitlin Young, who is filling in for the injured Julia Budd. The co-main event pits former UFC welterweight title challenger and ex-Bellator champion Rory MacDonald against Sadibou Sy.

The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 17, 2021. This was the second regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Welterweight and Light heavyweight divisions. The event was headlined by a welterweight clash between the former UFC title contender and Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald and the former UFC veteran Gleison Tibau.

The PFL 2 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 29, 2021. This was the second regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Welterweight and Light heavyweight divisions. The event was to be headlined by a welterweight clash between the former UFC title contender and Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald and the former UFC veteran David Michaud.

The PFL 7 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 13, 2021. This was the start of the playoffs for the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions. This event aired on ESPN2, with the prelims on ESPN+.

The event featured in the main event a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Jon Fitch. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a quarter-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event featured a Bellator Women's Flyweight Championship bout between the champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Veta Arteaga.

Machida vs. Sonnen June 14, 2019 Madison Square Garden New York, NY The event featured a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a semi-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event also featured a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen, as well as a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champ Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi. The bout was a rematch from the 2018 meeting between the two that took place at RIZIN 14 on New Year's Eve.

Rory MacDonald vs. Douglas Lima — Paul Daley vs. Saad Awad — Patrick Mix vs. Isaiah Chapman — Nick Newell vs. Manny Muro — Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. Craig Campbell — Marcus Surin vs. Devin Powell — Zarrukh Adashev vs. Tevin Dyce — Demetrios Plaza vs. Ryan Evans — Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Dominic Jones — John Douma vs. Jornel Lugo — Jonathan Lopez vs. Dan Cormier —

Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen took place on January 20, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event aired on Paramount Network as the first Bellator event to air on the network since its re-branding from Spike. This card featured the first bout in the 2018 Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament between Chael Sonnen and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson.