The former Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world. ‘Dudu’ Dantas fought twice last year beating Leandro Higo (Dantas vs Higo) but then he lost to Darrion Caldwell (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald, has an official record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He was defeated by John Lineker in 2016 (McDonald vs Lineker) but he came back to win in 2017 with Peter Ligier (Michael McDonald vs Peter Ligier). Dantas vs McDonald is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira – Bellator 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Michael McDonald fight videos
2017 MMA fight – Michael McDonald vs Peter Ligier – full fight Video Bellator 191
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 13, 2016 when he was defeated by John Lineker (=McDonald vs Lineker); before this bout he had beat Masanori Kanehara.
His opponent, Peter Ligier, has an official record of 8-1-1 (62% finishing rate) and he suffered his only loss when he faced Mike Wootten in 2014, since then he has collected four victories and one draw. McDonald vs Ligier is the main event of Bellator 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – fight Video UFC FN 91
Michael McDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Urijah Faber in 2013 (=Faber vs McDonald) but since then he has fought just once beating Masanori Kanehara.
His opponent, John Lineker, has an official record of 27-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost to Ali Bagautinov in 2014 (=Lineker vs Bagautinov) but then he has won four consecutive fights defeating Rob Font in his last one. McDonald vs Lineker is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Urijah Faber vs Michael McDonald – full fight Video UFC on Fox 9
Review: 2013-12-14, the fight between Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Urijah Faber (29-6-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 bantamweight in the world while Michael McDonald (16-2-0, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado). Faber vs McDonald is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC on Fox 9. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Michael McDonald vs Brad Pickett – fight Video UFC Fight Night 26
Review: 2013-08-17, pretty good fight and good finish between Michael McDonald and Brad Pickett: it gets three stars (UFC Submission and Fight of the Night). Michael McDonald (15-2-0, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 bantamweight in the world while Brad Pickett (23-7-0, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.14. McDonald vs Pickett is on the undercard of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Chael Sonnen – UFC Fight Night 26 (first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1). Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado vs Michael McDonald – fight Video UFC on Fuel
Review: 2013-02-16, Renan Pegado vs Michael McDonald gets three stars only thanks to the good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado (29-1-0) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Michael McDonald (15-1-0) entered as the No.6. Renan Barao vs McDonald is valid for the interim UFC bantamweight title (Barao’s first defense); main event of UFC on Fuel TV 7. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Miguel Torres vs Michael McDonald – full fight Video UFC 145
Review: 2012-04-21, three stars for Miguel Torres vs Michael McDonald thanks to the beautiful KO in the first round. Miguel Torres (40-4-0) entered as the No.8 bantamweight in the world while Michael McDonald (14-1-0) entered as the No.9. Torres vs McDonald is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans (UFC 145). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Michael McDonald vs Alex Soto – fight Video UFC 139
Review: 2011-11-19, nice and fast ko (Knockout of the Night) in the first round: three stars. Michael McDonald, ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world entered the fight with a record of 13-1-0 while Alex Soto had a record of 6-0-1. McDonald vs Soto was on the undercard of Shogun vs Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!