In the main event, Rory MacDonald looks to defend his welterweight title against Neiman Gracie in the semi-finals of the welterweight Grand Prix. The champion is coming off of a draw to Jon Fitch, while Gracie submitted Ed Ruth.
The co-main event sees a light heavyweight bout between Chael Sonnen and Lyoto Machida. Sonnen is coming off of competing in the heavyweight Grand Prix, while Machida is set for his second promotional bout. Rounding out the card is a bantamweight title fight between Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi and the return of Dillon Danis.
Bellator 222 main card airs live on Dazn at 10 p.m. ET with the prelims on the Bellator app and Dazn at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Main card
Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman GracieChael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida
Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey
Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix
Juan Archuleta vs. Eduardo Dantas
Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Prelims
Adam Borics vs. Aaron PicoHeather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner
Larkyn Dasch vs. Valerie Loureda
Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Oscar Vera
Mike Kimbel vs. Sebastian Ruiz
Haim Gozali vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer
Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt
Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox
Marcus Surin vs. Nekruz Mirkhojaev
Brandon Medina vs. Brandon Polcare
Whitney Jean-Francois vs. Kastriot Xhema
John Beneduce vs. Kenny Rivera