{"id":247151,"date":"2017-08-20T09:36:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T16:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=247151"},"modified":"2017-08-20T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T16:36:26","slug":"michael-chandler-issues-challenge-rory-macdonald-macdonald-replies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rory-macdonald\/michael-chandler-issues-challenge-rory-macdonald-macdonald-replies\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler issues challenge to Rory MacDonald, MacDonald replies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this weekend, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald began to express his frustration with Bellator&#8217;s failure to keep him active. Speaking out on social media, the Canadian star claimed that he hoped to fight again this year, but that the promotion couldn&#8217;t make it happen, and that he was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rory-macdonald\/rory-macdonald-getting-impatient-bellator\/\">getting impatient<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">unfortunately no 4 this year, i was pushing very hard 2 fight atleast once more this year but it doesnt look like it will happen<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\/status\/898633562978648065\">August 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BX8ylCzgo9C\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sitting on the couch sippin on @legionath protein shake after a solid week of training. waiting impatiently for a fight #monsterenergy @monsterenergy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Rory &#8220;RED KING&#8221; Macdonald (@romac_gorilla) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-08-18T21:14:42+00:00\">Aug 18, 2017 at 2:14pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the fight MacDonald wants most is one with welterweight champion Douglas Lima, he&#8217;s now got a pretty solid consolation prize on the menu. That&#8217;s thanks to a clever callout from former Bellator lightweight champ <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-chandler\/michael-chandler-says-hed-fight-rory-macdonald-welterweight\/\">Michael Chandler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing MacDonald&#8217;s gripes on social media, Chandler responded by offering to fight MacDonald in November or December. Never one to turn down a challenge, MacDonald then assured he was all for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\">@rory_macdonald<\/a> well&#8230;looks like we are in the same boat. I&#8217;ve got my dancing shoes on if you&#8217;re not busy in Nov\/Dec.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeChandlerMMA\/status\/899130099823411202\">August 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">tbh id be happy 2the sooner the better. i was ready in june for ANYONE and still am!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\/status\/899146080251772928\">August 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>MacDonald then elaborated that the reason he hasn&#8217;t been booked to fight Lima is not because Lima isn&#8217;t available, but because of Bellator&#8217;s &#8220;scheduling strategy.&#8221; Either way though, the Canadian is hoping to fight again ASAP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">from what im told, its scheduling strategy and not the lack of my next opponent being available i would b happy 2fight asap<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rory_macdonald\/status\/899146403989082112\">August 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see Rory MacDonald and Michael Chandler fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/20\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this weekend, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald began to express his frustration with Bellator&#8217;s failure to keep him active. 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