Last night Rory MacDonald fought a very game Tarec Saffiedine in the main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax. The bout ultimately ended with MacDonald landing a devastating uppercut in the third round, stopping ‘Sponge’ for the first time in his career.
Below is a compilation of UFC fighters reactions to the bout:
Awe Rory's cute
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) October 5, 2014
Er hello, your about to fight, might wanna stretch or warm up a bit lol. Just kidding #coldasice
— michael (@bisping) October 5, 2014
Tentative first round. 10-9 McDonald.
Nice kicks from Tarec towards the end though.
— michael (@bisping) October 5, 2014
Rory is really really good!
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) October 5, 2014
10-9 McDonald. Beautiful jab by Rory. Establishing his range now, look for him to follow it up and look to finish as the fight wears on.
— michael (@bisping) October 5, 2014
Wow
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) October 5, 2014
Awesome finish by @rory_macdonald: cross uppercut combo and then GNP from behind. Beautiful! @UFC_CA #UFCFightNight
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) October 5, 2014
Wow! Great finish! @ufc perfect uppercut! Congrats to @rory_macdonald on the victory.
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) October 5, 2014
Great left hook. Ok sat through 2 @UFC live events today. Wife is complaining, time to change the channel 🙂
— michael (@bisping) October 5, 2014
Rory smiles
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) October 5, 2014
@tarecfighter I KO you the same way in practice remember??
— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) October 5, 2014
'Rory after I'm done with burkman fight me for the number one contender @danawhite @lorenzofertitta @ufc
— Hector Lombard (@HectorLombard) October 5, 2014
With my "life coach" Firas Zahabi thanks @headrushbrand http://t.co/TUnp9CbL26 pic.twitter.com/BemM8ccl5p
— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) October 5, 2014