McDonald signed with Bellator. (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)
Another important fighter on the UFC roster has left the organization for Bellator. After the recent departures of Ryan bader and Lorenz Larkins, it was bantamweight Michael McDonald's turn to leave Dana White's organization and sign a contract with the franchise chaired by Scott Coker. The North American does not yet have a debut date.
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McDonald, 26 years old, had been in Ultimate since 2011, having nine fights, with six wins and three losses. In 2013, after scoring four consecutive victories, he received the opportunity to compete for the interim bantamweight belt against Renan Barao, but was finished in the fourth round. Since then, Mayday, as he is known, suffered from injuries and only played four more times, accumulating two positive results and two negative results. In his most recent fight, he was knocked out by John Lineker in July 2016.
With the addition of McDonald to the squad, Bellator has, in its under-61 kg category, names such as the Brazilian and current champion Dudu Dantas, the challenger Leandro Higo, Marcos Galvão, Darrion Caldwell and Joe Warren.
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