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Michael Chandler issues challenge to Rory MacDonald, MacDonald replies
Earlier this weekend, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald began to express his frustration with Bellator’s failure to keep him active. Speaking out on social media, the Canadian star claimed that he hoped to fight again this year, but that the promotion couldn’t make it happen, and that he was getting impatient. unfortunately no […]
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Rory MacDonald is getting impatient with Bellator
Rory MacDonald is arguably the highest-profile free agent that Bellator MMA has picked up to date. Unfortunately, the former UFC welterweight title challenger is getting a little frustrated with his new employer. Though MacDonald initially seemed very excited with the way Bellator operates, he has since begun to criticize the promotion in the same way […]
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Bellator MMA hints at one-night welterweight tournament
The roster of Bellator MMA – the world’s second biggest MMA promotion – has improved a great deal over the last year or two. The promotion has injected a tremendous amount of talent into its heavyweight division, picking up free agents like Matt Mitrione, Fedor Emelianenko, Sergei Kharitonov, and most recently, Roy Nelson. The promotion […]
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Rory MacDonald receives stern warning from Bellator middleweight champ
From the moment he joined the Bellator MMA roster, Rory MacDonald has made no secret of his plans. He wants to capture Bellator welterweight gold, he wants to capture Bellator middleweight gold, and he wants to take part in super fights with far heavier opponents ranging from Fedor Emelianenko to Wanderlei Silva. “I’d like to […]
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Rory MacDonald wants to become simultaneous two-division Bellator champion
Former UFC welterweight staple Rory MacDonald recently made his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut this past weekend when he picked up an impressive 2nd round submission win over knockout artist Paul Daley. Following the win, MacDonald spoke in his Bellator MMA post-fight in-cage interview to discuss the journey he has been on since his last […]
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Report: Rory MacDonald made bank for his first fight in the Bellator cage
Last weekend, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald made his anticipated debut in the Bellator cage. This debut couldn’t have gone better, as he dominated his dangerous foe Paul Daley to a second-round choke for the win. In advance of this fight, MacDonald made the surprising admission that in terms of sponsorship money, he […]
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Rory MacDonald has his sights set on two MMA legends
Rory MacDonald has his sights set on two MMA legends Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA) made his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut last night in London, England when he squared off with knockout artist Paul Daley in the evening’s featured bout. MacDonald was able to put on a dominant performance against […]
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Rory MacDonald reflects on win over Paul Daley
Friday afternoon in the United Kingdom, UFC veteran Rory MacDonald made his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut against heavy handed knockout artist Paul Daley. MacDonald dominated the opening round, using his grappling to take Daley down and negate his knockout power. In the second round, MacDonald once again took Daley to the ground, this time […]
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Pros react to Rory MacDonald’s submission victory over Paul Daley
Pros react to Rory MacDonald’s submission victory over Paul Daley Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA) made his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut against Paul “Semtex” Daley last night in London, England. “The Red King” put on a dominant performance against the hard-hitting Daley, which culminated in a second-round submission victory (rear-naked […]
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VIDEO | Paul Daley gets an intense Rory MacDonald to crack a smile during faceoff
Many are anxious to see former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald get back to competition as he is set to make his debut for the Bellator MMA promotion on Friday. The former #1 UFC ranked welterweight contender will take on the hard-hitting Paul Daley in his debut at Bellator 179, which is taking place in […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald sounds off on Bellator welterweights, calls Dillon Danis a “sh*t talker”
Rory MacDonald plans to rule @BellatorMMA's welterweights, but what does he think of the top contenders? He fights Paul Daley on Friday! pic.twitter.com/PXC97eZPL2 — Metro Sport (@Metro_Sport) May 16, 2017 This weekend, in the main event of Bellator 179, which goes down in London, England, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald will make his […]
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Rory MacDonald taking sponsorship money cut moving from UFC to Bellator
For many fighters that moved over to Bellator from the UFC, the sponsorship dollars were likely a big factor in their decisions to switch things up. Take Ryan Bader for example. Bader said he would be making three to four times as much in personal sponsorship money fighting under Bellator than he was getting with […]
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Rory MacDonald training with original coach ahead of Bellator debut
Rory MacDonald was a staple of the UFC’s welterweight division for many years prior to his departure from the promotion last year, which saw him promptly sign a contract with Bellator MMA. While MacDonald’s Bellator MMA debut fight wasn’t immediately announced, the former UFC welterweight staple reveled that he was going to take his time […]
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Rory MacDonald doesn’t believe it will be “a bad thing” if his fight with Paul Daley stays standing
Rory MacDonald doesn’t believe it will be “a bad thing” if his fight with Paul Daley stays standing Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald will make his Bellator MMA debut at next month’s Bellator 179 event London, England when he squares off with knockout artist Paul Daley in the evenings main event. Prior to […]
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Rory MacDonald cracks open on the possibility of fighting in the UFC again
Bellator MMA has picked up a few of the UFC’s high-ranked fighters including former UFC welterweight challenger Rory MacDonald. MacDonald is set to make his Bellator MMA debut against knockout artist Paul Daley in Bellator 179’s main event on May 19 at the SSE Arena in London. Speaking with BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor on a recent […]
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Rory MacDonald: Tyron Woodley being UFC champ makes me look better
Having defended the welterweight title twice – albeit in two close fights with the same man – UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley is looking like he could emerge as a pretty dominant champion. We do, however, know that he can be beaten. Rory MacDonald was the most recent fighter to prove this. MacDonald beat Woodley […]
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Rory MacDonald reflects on ‘Greatest Fight in UFC History’ with Robbie Lawler
Rory MacDonald is set to make his Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 179 in the main event on May 19. The former UFC title challenger will have his hands full as he takes on the knockout specialist Paul Daley at the SSE Arena in London. MacDonald spoke with BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor on Monday’s episode of […]
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Results released for best fight in UFC history voted by ESPN fans
If you had to decide, which single bout would you vote on as the best fight in UFC history? Fans recently voted in a March Madness style voting bracket from ESPN where 16 fights were initially presented and the fans picked what they thought were the best fights in UFC history from their matchups. The […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald calls for headbutts in MMA
Former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald, who is scheduled to make his Bellator debut against Paul Daley in London on May 19, is one of the best welterweights on earth. He’s also an advocate for a much more primal ruleset for the sport of mixed martial arts. MacDonald has discussed his desire for a baser set of […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald and Paul Daley have first staredown ahead of Bellator 179 battle
Late last year, it was announced that former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald had signed with Bellator MMA. For a time, it looked as though the dangerous Canadian star would be welcomed into the Bellator fold by the organization’s welterweight champ, Douglas Lima. In a somewhat surprising twist, however, it was recently announced the MacDonald’s […]
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Rory MacDonald sends a daunting message with announcement of Bellator debut vs Paul Daley
On Thursday, Bellator MMA announced that former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald is set to make his debut fighting for their promotion. MacDonald will face Bellator welterweight knockout artist Paul Daley on May 19 at Bellator 179 as the promotion makes its way back to London. Bellator announced their signing of MacDonald back in August […]
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Rory MacDonald Bellator debut official for May
We now have an official date for the highly anticipated Rory MacDonald Bellator debut! In 2016, news broke that Bellator MMA had signed former UFC welterweight contender Rory MacDonald to a contract. While MacDonald was certainly a massive addition to Bellator’s 170 pound roster, The Red King expressed his desire to take some time to […]
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Conor McGregor’s BJJ coach Dillon Danis on Rory MacDonald: ‘I might have to go slap him up a little bit’
Dillon Danis has been making a lot of noise with being associated with current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Danis was brought in to help prepare for McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz and also helped train and corner “The Notorious” in his historic lightweight title fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. Danis, […]
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Rory MacDonald responds to Paul Daley callout
This past Saturday at Bellator 170, knockout artist Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley picked up another highlight reel knockout as he knocked Brennan Ward out with a vicious flying knee in the co-main event. The win returned Daley to the win column after dropping a unanimous decision to Douglas Lima at Bellator 158 back in July of […]
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Former UFC title contender Rory MacDonald sets up first Bellator fight on Twitter
It was a major shakeup when former #1 UFC ranked welterweight, Rory MacDonald was announced a signed Bellator MMA fighter. Now, just a little over three months have passed since MacDonald signed under Bellator, it looks like the Canadian just did some matchmaking himself on social media and arranged for his first fight since leaving […]
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Rory MacDonald Outlines Bellator Plans: Anybody From Welterweight To Heavyweight, I’ll Fight Them
Last month, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald (18-4) made some serious waves by leaving the UFC and joining the Bellator MMA roster. And while the Canadian doesn’t plan to step into the Bellator cage until sometime in 2017, he’s making his plans for his time in the organization very clear. He wants big […]
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Rory MacDonald calls for NHB throwback fight with no judges or weight classes
Newly signed Bellator welterweight Rory MacDonald seems to be a glutton for punishment. After two brutal wars with ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler, you would think that Rory would have some trepidation over another dogfight. But of course none of that matters to MacDonald, who took to Twitter on Wednesday to request a no holds barred fight in […]
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Rory MacDonald up for “gangster weight” fight with Chael Sonnen
Less than 24 hours ago, former UFC middleweight, and light heavyweight, title challenger Chael Sonnen announced that he had ended his retirement, and signed an exclusive multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. While no date was given for Sonnen’s first fight, there was some speculation regarding whether Sonnen would fight at middleweight, or light heavyweight given […]