{"id":192525,"date":"2016-04-23T15:26:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=192525"},"modified":"2016-04-23T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T22:26:07","slug":"rory-macdonald-defends-conor-mcgregor-he-did-the-right-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/rory-macdonald-defends-conor-mcgregor-he-did-the-right-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald defends Conor McGregor: &#8220;He did the right thing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald is preparing to fight the last bout of his current UFC contract when he headlines June&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 89 event in Ottawa opposite fellow top contender Stephen Thompson. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports, MacDonald and the UFC have not come close to reaching a new deal or contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>Rory recently stated in an interview that he plans to sign with the promotion who is willing to pay him the most money.<\/p>\n<p>The star Canadian welterweight took to Twitter Saturday and defended the actions of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who was recently pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 headliner with Nate Diaz for refusing to do a media tour to promote this summer&#8217;s big event.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what Rory MacDonald had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">my opinion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> did the right thing, us fighters could learn a thing or 2 bout knowing r worth. also we should support eachother<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\/status\/723958214207918081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">its the only way we r gonna get the change we all want. stop hating on rach other<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\/status\/723958428784312320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">once opun a time fighters needed promoters and promoters need fighters equally. at somepoint the balance shifted<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\/status\/723985161344409600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do you think Rory MacDonald will sign a new deal with the UFC after he fights Stephen Thompson in June? Or is this top welterweight Bellator bound? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald is preparing to fight the last bout of his current UFC contract when he headlines June&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 89 event in Ottawa opposite fellow top contender Stephen Thompson. According to reports, MacDonald and the UFC have not come close to reaching a new deal or contract extension. 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