When it comes to former UFC fighters who have found new life in Bellator, which one has made the most noise?

That’s the question we posed for the latest Daily Debate video for MMAjunkie Radio, and it was largely a two-horse race.

In the end, current Bellator light-heavyweight champion and heavyweight grand-prix semifinalist Ryan Bader (25-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) was narrowly edged out by welterweight titleholder Rory MacDonald (20-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA).

Here are the full results (via Twitter):

MacDonald, who’s No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, submitted Paul Daley in his promotional debut, and in his most recent bout, he won the belt with a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory over vet Douglas Lima.

That body of work earned MacDonald 37 percent of the vote – 2 percent more than Bader, who won his title with a promotional-debut split-decision victory over Phil Davis, defended it with a TKO victory over Linton Vassell, and recently knocked out Muhammed Lawal in just 15 seconds to advance through the opening round of the organization’s eight-man heavyweight tournament. With two more wins, Bader could become a two-division champ.

Rounding out the list were part-time commentator/fellow grand-prix semifinalist Chael Sonnen (31-15-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who defeated Quinton Jackson in his tourney bout, and Matt Mitrione (13-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA). Mitrione’s latest Bellator victory came via majority decision over Roy Nelson in their grand-prix opening-round bout, and it followed a big 74-second win over heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko in June 2017.

Check out the video above to see why the MMAjunkie Radio hosts and in-studio guest host/AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon have differing opinions on the latest Daily Debate topic.

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