MacDonald (20-5) makes the first defense of the championship he won from Douglas Lima at Bellator 192 in January 2018. Between then and now, MacDonald ventured up to middleweight and challenged titleholder Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 206 in September, with Mousasi demonstrating why size matters in battering MacDonald to win by second-round TKO.

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Since losing to Rousimar Palhares in December 2014, Fitch’s (31-7-1, one no-contest) reeled off five consecutive wins to earn a crack at MacDonald. Fitch has fought for the 170-pound title on two occasions. Back at UFC 87 in August 2008, Fitch lost a decision to Georges St-Pierre. Then, the California native came up short to Palhares at World Series of Fighting 16 (now Professional Fight League).

Macfarlene (9-0) has taken Bellator by storm to become one of MMA’s biggest stars. She won the inaugural featherweight belt by fifth-round submission at Bellator 186 in November 2017 against Emily Ducote. After submitting Alejandra Lara at Bellator in June, Macfarlane headlined in her native Hawaii at Bellator 213 in December and scored a third-round submission over Valerie Letourneau.

Arteaga (5-2) earned the shot at the belt by winning three of her last four opponents, including back-to-back wins, with a second-round submission of Denise Kielhlotz at Bellator 205 in September being the most recent.

Can MacDonald bounce back from a devastating defeat or will Fitch be able to finally win the big one?

Here’s everything you need to know about Bellator 220.

(All times are Eastern.)

Bellator 220 date, start time

Bellator 220 takes place on Saturday, April 27. Action begins at 7:30 p.m., with the main card starting at 10 p.m. MacDonald and Fitch are expected to enter the cage at around 12:15 a.m.

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For current subscribers, the fight is already included as part of your plan.

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Where is Bellator 220? 

Bellator 220 takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.. There have been several Bellator events at that arena, going back to Bellator 142 in 2015.

Rory MacDonald record and bio

Name: Rory MacDonald Nationality: Canadian Born: July 22, 1989 Height: 5-11 Reach: 76″   Total fights: 25 Record: 20-5

Jon Fitch record and bio

Name: Jon Fitch Nationality: American Born: February 24, 1978 Height: 6-0 Reach: 74″   Total fights: 40 Record: 31-7-1 with one no-contest

Bellator 220 fight card

Main card

Rory MacDonald (c) vs. Jon Fitch for MacDonald’s Welterweight title Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (c) vs. Veta Arteaga for Macfarlane’s women’s flyweight title Benson Henderson vs. Adam Piccolotti; Lightweights  Phil Davis vs. Liam McGeary; Light Heavyweights  Gaston Bolanos vs. Nathan Stolen; Lightweights 

Preliminary card 

Tom Ponce De Leon vs. Jamario Mulder; Welterweights  Diego Herzog vs. Jordan Williams; Middleweights  Justin Tenedora vs. Matthew Perez; Flyweights  Abraham Vaesau vs. Justin Roswell; Welterweights Aviv Gozali vs. Travis Crain; Lightweights  Josh San Diego vs Brandon Laroco; Catchweight  Boris Novachkov vs Chris Inocencio; Featherweights  Ignacio Ortiz vs Roger Severson; Featherweights