{"id":114759,"date":"2014-10-08T17:59:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T00:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=114759"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:21:00","slug":"rory-macdonald-gets-title-shot-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rory-macdonald-gets-title-shot-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald Gets Title Shot In Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-170-results-macdonald-survives-tough-round-1-earns-decision-win-against-maia\/rory-macdonald-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87352\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87352\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rory-MacDonald-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"Rory MacDonald Wins PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rory-MacDonald-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rory-MacDonald-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Rory-MacDonald-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canada has its next shot at a UFC world title, and it comes in the form of the welterweight strap, once held by GSP.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal&#8217;s\u00a0Rory MacDonald has been slated to face the winner of Hendricks vs. Lawler II, and he gets to do it in his hometown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/blogs\/mma\/white-macdonald-will-get-title-shot-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Canadian Press<\/a> broke the news today following a talk with UFC President Dana White.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s pretty impossible to deny Rory that, whoever comes out of that Hendricks-Lawler fight, he\u2019s the next guy in line,&#8221; White told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/blogs\/mma\/white-macdonald-will-get-title-shot-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Canadian Press<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a lot of respect for Saffiedine,&#8221; White said. &#8220;That\u2019s guy\u2019s tough to deal with. 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