Rory MacDonald close to finalizing contract with Bellator MMA

One of the best welterweights in the world is headed to Bellator.
Rory MacDonald is close to finalizing a new fight contract with Bellator, MMA Fighting has learned. MacDonald's management team was informed Tuesday night by the UFC that they were not able to match the terms of a contract offered by Bellator.
UFC has also confirmed to MMAFighting.com that they will not be matching MacDonald's contract offer from Bellator.
While MacDonald has yet to put pen to paper, that is a formality at this po