{"id":103802,"date":"2014-07-03T14:42:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T21:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=103802"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:55:11","slug":"rory-macdonald-responds-to-saffiedines-callout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rory-macdonald-responds-to-saffiedines-callout\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald Responds To Saffiedine&#8217;s Callout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-on-fox-5-macdonald-dishes-out-words-for-war-against-bj-penn-ufc-news\/rory-macdonald2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45974\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rory-macdonald2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"rory macdonald2\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rory-macdonald2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rory-macdonald2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rory-macdonald2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald responded to a callout made by the former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine on UFC Tonight saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;That&#8217;s a fight that makes sense. We&#8217;ll see what the UFC says after some fights this summer, though. I&#8217;m interested in what&#8217;s gonna get me to the belt. So whatever the UFC says, I&#8217;m down.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This comes on the heels of Saffiedine&#8217;s callout during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Hour<\/a>, during which he said:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Rory looked pretty good (against Tyron Woodley), he&#8217;s a great fighter. But you know, after watching the fight, I was like, &#8216;I can beat him.&#8217; I have the tools, I have the skills and the mindset to beat the guy,&#8221; Tarec said during an appearance at the MMA Hour, &#8220;He&#8217;s a great fighter, one of the best. He&#8217;s really close to a title shot and I want to fight the best. I truly believe I can beat the guy. Hopefully they give me that chance. I want to fight Rory. He&#8217;s an amazing fighter and we can put on an amazing fight. 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