What makes Bellator champ Douglas Lima so scary? Jimmy Smith breaks it down

What makes Bellator champ Douglas Lima so scary? Jimmy Smith breaks it down

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What makes Bellator champ Douglas Lima so scary? Jimmy Smith breaks it down

We’re coming up on three weeks away from what might wind up being the biggest welterweight title fight in Bellator history.

Champion Douglas Lima (29-6 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) headlines Bellator 192 next month against Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who earned a shot at the belt after a win over Paul Daley in his promotional debut after years of fighting in the UFC.

Bellator 192 takes place Jan. 20 at The Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, Calif. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Lima has only two losses in his lengthy Bellator tenure, and both came in title fights. He dropped decisions to Ben Askren at Bellator 64 in 2012 and Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 140 in 2015, when he dropped the title he won against Rick Hawn 15 months prior.

But in his 11 wins for the promotion, eight have come by stoppage – including a third-round KO of Koreshkov 13 months ago to win back the title. Against Lorenz Larkin earlier this year at Bellator NYC, Lima cruised to a unanimous decision and proved he not only could top the best in Bellator, but one of the best the UFC had to offer, as well, after Larkin came over as a free agent.

Will Lima find similar success against MacDonald next month? Bellator analyst Jimmy Smith breaks down what makes Lima so scary and dangerous in the latest episode of “Champions.” Check it out in the video above.

And for more on Bellator 192, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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