Douglas Lima Still Hoping For Rematch With Rory MacDonald

Douglas Lima spoke with MMAjunkie about wanting a rematch with Rory MacDonald and more. Highlights are below:

On his desire for a rematch with MacDonald after their Bellator 192 match: “I want the rematch right away. Koreshkov (lost the title to me) and didn’t get the rematch because of that. I barely lost the championship over five rounds against MacDonald, so you’ve got to give it to me right away. But I’m not crying about that. I’m going to fight for the belt really soon.”

On hoping to fight soon: “I’m hoping to get a match really soon. Ideally, I would like to fight Rory again and do the rematch right away because the fight was so close. I think I deserve the rematch. But I’m not holding my breath. I just want to stay busy. I don’t know when Rory is going to come back. He’s still healing up, and I want him at 100 percent.”

On being willing to face anyone: “I keep asking myself: Who is out there? Who is next? (Lorenz) Larkin I’ve beat. (Paul) Daley I’ve beat. Pretty much the top five guys I’ve already fought and beat most of them. I don’t know who Bellator is going to give me, but I’ll fight anybody. Even if they’re ranked below me I’ll fight them. I just want to stay busy.”

On getting back to the title: “I’ll go through whoever I need to get that belt back. I want it by the end of the year. I’ve got a chip on my shoulder, and I’m hungry. I’ll fight anybody. I haven’t been this healthy in a long time, and I just want to stay busy. I don’t have to wait for a ranked guy. Hopefully Bellator will come up with someone good. I just need to fight.”