Bellator 179 - Daley Vs. MacDonald

Bellator 179 is going to be a fantastic event but with MVP off the card, it took a minor hit. The main event is Paul Daley versus Rory MacDonald who both are former UFC fighters with two different fighting styles. Paul Daley got banned from the UFC and Rory MacDonald couldn't quite live up to the hype and potential. Daley has won 4 of his last 5 fights and is an elite knockout specialist with 29 knockouts in 39 career wins. In his last fight, he hit a flying knee on Brennan Ward to end the fight. MacDonald is in the prime of his career at age 27 but his coming off back to back losses in the UFC.  MacDonald has an all around game which includes 13 finishes in 18 wins with 7 knockouts and 6 submissions. MacDonald will benefit from getting this fight to the ground and not standing and striking with Daley.  The co-main features a light heavyweight contest between Linton Vassell versus Liam McGeary. Vassell and McGeary both have complete MMA skills and should set up for the best fight of the night. Vassell has lost 2 of last 5 fights but won his last two with wins over Francis Carmont and Emanuel Newton both by decision. McGeary has only one career loss and he lost the title to Phil Davis at Bellator 163. McGeary has a unique ground game and knockout power with his standup. He has 11 career finishes in 12 wins with 6 knockouts and 5 submissions. Other interesting fights to watch include Cheick Kongo versus an undefeated Augusto Sakai and Kimbo Slice's son Baby Slice getting an opportunity on the main card even after a loss but has knockout power just like his dad.

Prelims

Alfie Davis Vs. Jay Dods - Dods
Stav Economou Vs. Dan Konecke - Economou
Amir Albazi Vs. Jamie Powell - Albazi
Nathan Jones Vs. Umer Kayani - Jones
Rafal Cejrowski Vs. Fabian Edwards - Edwards
Chase Morton Vs. Jeremy Petley - Morton
Marcin Prostko Vs. Michael Shipman - Shipman
Diego Barbosa Vs. Salih Kulucan - Barbosa

Main Card

DJ Griffin Vs. Baby Slice - Slice via 1st rd TKO
Dan Vinni Vs. Alex Lohore - Lohore via 1st rd TKO
Augusto Sakai Vs. Cheick Kongo - Sakai via 1st rd TKO
Linton Vassell Vs. Liam McGeary - McGeary via 2nd rd submission
Rory MacDonald Vs. Paul Daley - Daley via 2nd rd TKO

Bellator 170 - Ortiz VS. Sonnen

The main event fight is between two older guys that are past their prime. Both light heavyweights have fought at a high level in the UFC. The trash talking between these two has most fans wanting to see which one will get knocked out first. Chael Sonnen has sold many fights just because of the trash talking. Tito Ortiz used to be the king of trash talk and disrespectful actions in his glory days. Even though these guys are past their prime, This could be an interesting fight to watch.  The wrestling ability is about even  and the standup could be the key factor in who comes away with the win. The Paul Daley versus Brennan Ward fight could end as quickly as it starts. These two fighters have knockout out power in any weight class. Overall this has potential to be a solid night of fights.

Prelims

Jalin Turner Vs. Gabriel Green - Green
Curtis Millender Vs. Johnny Cisneros - Millender
Tommy Aaron Vs. Mike Segura - Segura
Ian Butler Vs. Jacob Rosales - Rosales
Cody Bollinger Vs. Henry Corrales - Corrales
John Mercurio Vs. Guilherme Bomba - Bomba
Keith Berry Vs. Kevin Casey - Casey
Alex Soto Vs. Demarcus Brown - Brown
Jamar Ocampo Vs. Chinzo Machida - Ocampo
James Barnes Vs. Rob Gooch - Barnes
Dave Cryer Vs. Jack May - May
Daniel Rodriguez Vs. Christian Gonzalez - Gonzalez

Main Card

Derek Anderson Vs. Derek Campos - Anderson via 2nd rd KO
Emmanuel Sanchez Vs. Georgi Karakhanyan - Karakhanyan via 1st rd KO
Brennan Ward Vs. Paul Daley -Ward via 2nd rd sub
Hisaki Kato Vs. Ralek Gracie - Gracie via 1st rd sub

Main Event

Chael Sonnen Vs. Tito Ortiz - Ortiz via decision