{"id":174247,"date":"2015-11-02T07:53:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T15:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=174247"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:35:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:35:57","slug":"macdonald-reveals-what-went-through-his-mind-during-lawler-staredown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/macdonald-reveals-what-went-through-his-mind-during-lawler-staredown\/","title":{"rendered":"MacDonald reveals what went through his mind during Lawler staredown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald put on one of the most exciting fights in UFC history.  At the end of the 4th round Lawler and MacDonald stood in the middle of the Octagon after the round ended, eyeing one another down.<\/p>\n<p>MacDonald was asked via a forum what was going through his mind during the intense staredown, and his response didn&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAHistoryToday\">@MMAHistoryToday<\/a> little late, but I asked Rory what was going through his mind at this moment. Here&#39;s his response <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VYuO9xSvdw\">pic.twitter.com\/VYuO9xSvdw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Quinton (@Quinton_Ross95) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Quinton_Ross95\/status\/660703661320855552\">November 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just in case you haven&#8217;t seen the intense moment, you can see the video of it below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our Freddy vs. Jason&#10;&#10;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ruthless_RL\">@Ruthless_RL<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\">@Rory_MacDonald<\/a>&#10;&#10;Happy Halloween everyone <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pS9BYcTuYw\">pic.twitter.com\/pS9BYcTuYw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAHistoryToday\/status\/660571146392334336\">October 31, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald put on one of the most exciting fights in UFC history. 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