{"id":195225,"date":"2016-05-26T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=195225"},"modified":"2016-05-26T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T17:30:26","slug":"photo-rory-macdonald-brings-karate-expert-bout-stephen-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rory-macdonald\/photo-rory-macdonald-brings-karate-expert-bout-stephen-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO | Rory MacDonald brings in &#8216;Karate Expert&#8217; for bout with Stephen Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC welterweight contenders <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-die-hard-fan-gets-conor-mcgregors-autograph-tattooed-forearm\/\">Rory MacDonald<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-wonderboy-thompson-explains-lot-fighters-dont-chins-anymore\/\">Stephen Thompson<\/a> are set for battle at UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on June 18.<\/p>\n<p>MacDonald and head coach <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/firas-zahabi-says-likely-one-fight-get-georges-st-pierre-motivated\/\">Firas Zahabi<\/a> have brought in some help to train for their fight with Thompson, who comes from a karate background.<\/p>\n<p>Zahabi posted the following photo to twitter with the tweet, &#8220;Great having Karate Expert Jonathan Doucet from Karate Plus @tristargym with @rory_macdonald @Reebok @ReebokCanada&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great having Karate Expert Jonathan Doucet from Karate Plus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tristargym\">@tristargym<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\">@rory_macdonald<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reebok\">@Reebok<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReebokCanada\">@ReebokCanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjqi97p7hW\">pic.twitter.com\/rjqi97p7hW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firas Zahabi (@Firas_Zahabi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Firas_Zahabi\/status\/735632145499205632\">May 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>MacDonald vs. Thompson has a lot of fans excited with many thinking the bout will be a &#8220;Fight of the Year&#8221; candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Who are you picking to win the matchup between two of the best welterweights in the UFC? 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