Newspaper ads special sections book drive christmas fund. Rory macdonald is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 1 draws. Latest on rory macdonald including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. Canadas rory macdonald, left, kicks neiman gracie during the third round of a. Louis, tyron woodley tries to balance family, faith and firepower, as his opponent rory macdonald packs for a huge fight in vancouver.
Mar 31, 2021 rory red king macdonald grewup in hockey rich canada. Rory macdonald ready for next chapter with pfl, to show. Canadian rory macdonald to continue the mma fight, signs with. Macdonald would find the conviction to keep fighting and he found a new promotion to continue his career. Take a closer look at fight night halifax competitor elias theodorou. Apr 08, 2012 fortunately for ufc welterweight wunderkind rory macdonald, a balanced approach is his specialty. Top 5 canadian fighters in the ufc today bleacher report. Aug 29, 2016 macdonald debuted in the ufc as a 20yearold prodigy in 2010 and quickly established himself as a name to watch in the welterweight division, racking up a 92 record with victories over the likes. Macdonald, who is now 30 years old, made his ufc debut as a 20yearold undefeated prospect. An amazing ufc 189 was made 100 times better by this incredible showing from two warriors. Apr 15, 20 rory macdonald has long been viewed as one of the hottest prospects at 170 pounds and is currently riding the momentum of four consecutive wins.
Rory macdonads move to pfl is good for the short term. Welterweight rory macdonald quits ufc and heads to bellator. Macdonald has a pro mma record of 21 wins seven knockouts, seven submissions, and seven decisions against six losses. From montreal, quebec, canada fighting out of montreal, quebec, canada age 31. Aug 24, 2016 no official announcement has been made, but the ufc has already removed him from their official welterweight rankings, where he held the no3 spot in the 170lb category. Toronto, april 30 some fighters are never the same after a crushing loss. Having been a professional competitor since 2005, he is a former ufc top contender as well, and there he obtained an overall ufc record of 94, and challenged for the ufc welterweight championship at ufc 189 in a bout. Heres a random pic of rory macdonald looking freakishly. Rory macdonald starring in new pfl digital documentary series. Since his emergence onto the sports most prominent stage at just 19, macdonald has been a force. Starting at a young age on the ice, he grew tired of the sport and as a young teen transitioned to martial arts, his true first love. Seven seconds remained in the third and final round, and even an enormous amount of respect from his opponent, the media, and the fans, and a post fight bonus.
Rory macdonald breaking news and and highlights for professional fighters league fight vs. Apr 21, 2012 atlanta, april 21 rory macdonald once again ran roughshod over an opponent and showed the kind of skills that have many pegging the 22yearold as the future king of the welterweight division, as he stopped englands che mills in the second round of their ufc 145 comain event at philips arena saturday night. After the fight, mousasi didnt waste time calling out for a superfight against another fighter the ufc let go in the former of bellator welterweight champion rory macdonald. Since making his pro debut in 2005 at age 16 macdonald has had notable fights against robbie lawler, douglas lima, nate diaz, among others. Rory macdonald had a career year in 2018, defeating douglas. Dont miss macdonald in the main event of fight night ottawa on june 18. Ufc welterweight title challenger stephen wonderboy thompson earned his shot at the championship with a huge win over rory macdonald in canada earlier in 2016. Interview with new pfl fighter rory macdonald of sanford mma. Rory macdonald and douglas lima meet again in the welterweight world grand prix finals next week during bellator 232. Macdonald has fought for the ufc welterweight title as well as held the bellator welterweight title.
Maximo blanco, derek cleary, efrain escudero, rashad evans, mark hominick, jon jones, rory macdonald, michael mcdonald, che. Nov 19, 20 rory macdonald lost via decision to robbie lawler at ufc 167 on sat. Among those victories are wins over former champion. Macdonald rebounded from the loss to lawler to win his next 3 fights and earn a rematch with lawler, this time with the ufc welterweight title on the line. Theodorou, the first ever canadian ultimate fighter winner, looks to improve to 100 and put the middleweight division on. Rory macdonald on twitter ufc boxing, ufc fighters, ufc 189. Former champion georges stpierre gives his thoughts on fighters. With the division as wide open as it has been in years, many see macdonalds upcoming fight at ufc 145 as an opportunity for the 22yearold canadian to. Macdonald mauls mills ufc 145 main card results ufc. Jun 14, 2012 so why, after retiring following his loss to nick diaz at ufc 7, would bj penn come out of retirement a few short months later to face rising talent rory macdonald at ufc 152 in toronto. The 32yearold iranianborn, dutchbred fighter improved his mma record to an incredible 4462 mark and hes currently on a sevenfight win streak, including wins over carvalho and alexander. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.
Find great deals on ebay for rory macdonald and rory macdonald auto. Feb 19, 2014 rory macdonald admits that its been nice not having to answer 800 questions about the possibility of fighting his friend and teammate georges stpierre in order to get the opportunity to win the ufc welterweight title. Dec 23, 2019 the times have changed since macdonald first got into the ufc more than 10 years ago. Lawler returned against fellow welterweight veteran neil magny at ufc fight night. Ufc 256 from family pinata business to ufc record book. Rory macdonald says ufc wasnt respectful in handling of. It is a tough spot, says former ufc top contender rory. Rory macdonald is a young fighter with only one blemish on his pro record. Rory red king macdonald mma stats, pictures, news, videos. Rory macdonald is ready to have his best years with the pfl. When macdonald 2161 makes his promotional debut at pfl 2 on april 29, 2021, he will become the first man to have headlined cards for the ufc, bellator mma, and. Wonderboy brings a 121 record with him into the bout, suffering his only setback by decision to matt brown shortly after his transition to mma from professional kickboxing, where he walked away with a perfect 570 record. Rory macdonald hopes his perseverance, highlighted in the.
Prior to signing with the ufc, he was 100, with wins in king of the cage, rumble in the cage, and extreme fighting. And with gsp vacating the title late last year and taking a hiatus from the sport, now the 24yearold canadian can. Welterweight rory macdonald quits ufc and heads to. Interview with new pfl fighter rory macdonald of sanford.
Dec 11, 2020 ufc 256 from family pinata business to ufc record book, brandon moreno is on historic quest play moreno looks back on his road that led to ufc 256 vs. Macdonald was signed to the ufc after compiling a 90 professional record. When rory macdonald and robbie lawler put up one of the bloodiest ufc fights. Bellator mma books lima macdonald ii plus, frank mir and roy nelson will meet in clash of heavyweights who need a win. Arguably the greatest fight in ufc championship history. In a recent interview with mma junkie, former ufc title challenger rory macdonald talked about his overall experience in the mma circuit, and also touched upon the financial aspect of the game. The comain event featured a ufc welterweight championship bout between then champion robbie lawler and top contender rory macdonald. It will be the 2nd ufc appearance for kansas own jake lindsey as he takes on gifted grappler olivier aubinmercier. Ufc president dana white meets with jon jones before heading to nyc to judge the clio sports awards.
Rory macdonads move to pfl is good for the short term, but. In his ufc debut rory macdonald submitted mike guymon in round 1 at fight night fairfax. Their first fight at ufc 167 ended in a split decision victory for lawler. Macdonald, the former bellator welterweight champion and ufc title. Rory macdonald welterweight professional fighters league. Dan ige set for ufc fight night main event june 19. Rory joseph macdonald is a canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division of the professional fighters league. New waterford professional mixed martial arts competitor. Although macdonald was the loser in the record books, nobody. Canadian rory macdonald and former strikeforce champ tarec saffiedine headline the october 4 fight card at the halifax metro centre. Colby covington vs kamaru usman could become a reality at ufc. Ufc light heavyweight championship randy couture, vive le sport. Simona soukupova lil evil mma fighter page tapology. Here, he had a chance at redemption but proved ineffective against the hungry contender who fought to break into the top 10.
Rory macdonald, cautionary tale when anointing next ufc. Macdonald forced out of ufc 152 bout with penn due to cut updated august 4 the bout between bj penn and rory macdonald, scheduled for ufc 152 in toronto, will have to wait for the moment, as ufc president dana white revealed saturday night that a cut suffered by macdonald in sparring will force the canadian out of the highlyanticipated matchup. Ufc 28 was the first event to use the unified rules of mma. The reason i came back to fight rory after he put that challenge out, rory is a guy with a lot of hype around him and its a lot of good hype. Minimum 5 ufc fights and 350 significant strike attempts. Go back and watch as thompson prepares and then gets it done in the octagon. Pfl 2 2021 full card announced, rory macdonald headlines.
David michaud, with official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, and more for the. Once macdonald roars inside the octagon opponents usually feel the effects. The landscape of the ufc welterweight division has shifted a great deal over the last year in the 12 months since georges stpierre defended his title for the sixth consecutive time at ufc 129 against jake shields, the 170pound ranks have been in a constant state of flux, with established stars being overtaken by emerging talents, new names being added to the roll call of contenders, and. Macdonald looked as good as ever with his third round knockout of saffiedine, and the win moved him to a perfect 30 in 2014.
The latter scenario was fitting for canadas rory macdonald, as he rebounded from last junes loss to carlos condit with a shutout three round decision over nate diaz in ufc 129 prelim action at rogers centre saturday night. Mar 02, 2021 from british columbia rory macdonald 2161 will be making his debut on pfl 2 april 29th. Rory macdonald returns to cage in ufc fight night 89 rory macdonald will finally step back in the cage for the first time since losing an epic fight to welterweight champion robbie lawler last july in a bout that saw macdonald s nose pulverized and his championship dreams shattered. Watch olivier aubinmercier next take on the crafty tony sims at fight night. Prior to signing with the pfl, macdonald competed for bellator mma, where he is a former bellator welterweight world champion. Simona lil evil soukupova 661 is a pro mma fighter out of london, england. He spent six years in the ufc, compiling a 94 record with wins over nate diaz, tyron woodley and b. Matt brown was briefly linked to a bout with nate diaz at the event. That fight was the final one on macdonald s contract which explains the reasoning behind his move to the pfl. Below is a list of records held in bellator mma fighting most bouts in any bout all. Penn, and demian maia in the ufc, was crowned welterweight champion in bellator, and ushered in a new pfl era when he signed a deal with the new yorkbased mma firm at the end of 2019. Welterweight moving to bellator after ufc fails to match offer, and leaves with a record of 94 inside the octagon. Macdonald has moved on from bellator in which he fought most recently in october and lost the welterweight title to douglas lima. Feb 17, 2021 rory macdonald held an impressive record of seven wins and one loss leading up to that welterweight bout his first match against robbie lawler.
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