From the moment he joined the Bellator MMA roster, Rory MacDonald has made no secret of his plans. He wants to capture Bellator welterweight gold, he wants to capture Bellator middleweight gold, and he wants to take part in super fights with far heavier opponents ranging from Fedor Emelianenko to Wanderlei Silva.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to fight for the middleweight title maybe at the end of the year if there is a big card we can promote and get me and the middleweight champion on there,” MacDonald said shortly after his recent destruction of Paul Daley<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cObviously, I am not looking past the welterweight championship fight, I\u2019m just saying if everything goes as planned. An end of the year show for the middleweight title would be fantastic.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
MacDonald’s gutsiness has generated a positive reception from the fans, all of whom are eager to see just what he can accomplish in the Bellator cage. Bellator’s middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho, however, is not impressed by MacDonald’s confidence and ambition.<\/p>\n
In a recent video shared Twitter by\u00a0Fernando Rudnick, the middleweight champ issues a stern warning to MacDonald. \u00a0See Carvalho’s message to the new Bellator star below.<\/p>\n
\nCampe\u00e3o peso-m\u00e9dio do @BellatorMMA<\/a>, @rafacarvalhomma<\/a> sugere disputa de cintur\u00e3o imediata com @rory_macdonald<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/MvZUQqLg3v<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zIN4l0vpMt<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Fernando Rudnick (@fernandorudnick) May 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n