“I just fell in love. I started training. It was amazing. I was addicted. I was completely consumed in it. It was all I did like 24 hours a day was watch videos, train and try to learn as much as I could.

“I pretty much knew instantly that this was going to be what I did with my life.”

UFC welterweight on what fuels the fight addiction he’s had since childhood. Hint: It’s not trash talk. See MacDonald go toe-to-toe with Jake Ellenberger at UFC on FOX, Saturday, July 27, live and free on FOX.