Bellator champions Rory MacDonald and Gegard Mousasi are all in on fighting each other next in a champion-vs.-champion affair. Unfortunately, the man capable of actually booking the fight, Bellator President Scott Coker, doesn’t seem quite as enthusiastic.

After claiming the middleweight title in this past weekend’s Bellator 200 headliner, Mousasi (44-6-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) called out welterweight champ MacDonald (20-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) for a “super fight.” He called the Canadian “chicken” and attempted to lure him to moving up a division for the challenge.

MacDonald, who has been toying with the idea of jumping up to 185 pounds for quite some time, didn’t need much bait. He made it clear he’s more than up to the task. However, his promoter doesn’t seem to agree.

When prompted with the idea of a Mousasi vs. MacDonald fight during Bellator 200’s post-event news conference, Coker hinted there are other plans in place for MacDonald that don’t involve making the Mousasi fight happen – at least not yet.

“As I was walking over here Rory blowing my phone up going, ‘Let’s do it. I want to get this fight on,'” Coker told reporters, including MMAjunkie, after Bellator 200. “We’ll go back, and let’s see. We’re working on a few things that will make sense. That fight will happen one day. How soon? I’m not sure.”

Coker’s plans for MacDonald could possibly include involving him in some sort of welterweight grand prix. The promotion is currently running a heavyweight tournament over the course of this year, and Coker has said another one is almost guaranteed.

If that’s the case, MacDonald’s future could remain at 170 pounds for the foreseeable future. That leaves Mousasi looking to defend his title against the next available contender.

Coker said there are “great fights ahead” for Mousasi, and although that could eventually involve MacDonald, he seemed to rule out the champion-vs.-champion showdown happening next.

“Gegard showed why he’s probably one of the best in the world,” Coker said. “Now he’s our world champion. I know when we signed him to fight in Strikeforce he was amazing. He’s just getting better and better, and we have some great fights ahead for him.”

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