Daily Debate: Which Bellator signing will UFC regret most? Larkin, MacDonald, Mitrione or Mousasi?

UFC fighters heading to Bellator as free-agents has become a regular thing the past few years.

Those signings have included Lorenz Larkin, who fought for the welterweight title in his promotional debut; Rory MacDonald, who became the welterweight champ after two fights; Matt Mitrione, who is a perfect 4-0 in Bellator and in the semifinals of the ongoing heavyweight tournament; and Gegard Mousasi, who will fight for the middleweight belt in May at Bellator 200.

We asked our readers and MMAjunkie Radio listeners which of those four fighters is likely to be the one the members of the UFC brass ultimately are most disappointed they let get away.

Here are the results (via Twitter):

In a landslide, our readers and listeners believe that fighter to be MacDonald (20-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). He debuted with the promotion at Bellator 179 in May 2017 and submitted Paul Daley to get a title shot with Douglas Lima. At Bellator 192 in January, he outworked Lima in a unanimous decision to win the belt. MacDonald departed the UFC on a two-fight skid, including a title fight loss to Robbie Lawler.

Check out the video above to hear the MMAjunkie Radio hosts give their takes on which signing may wind up being best for Bellator – and one the UFC goes on to regret.

For more on Bellator and the UFC’s upcoming schedule, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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