{"id":264124,"date":"2017-11-20T07:32:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264124"},"modified":"2017-11-20T07:32:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:32:27","slug":"rory-macdonald-wants-bellator-mma-heavyweight-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rory-macdonald\/rory-macdonald-wants-bellator-mma-heavyweight-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald wants in on the Bellator MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, Bellator MMA announced a plan to fill its vacant heavyweight throne: a star-studded heavyweight grand prix. The competitors in this anticipated tournament are as follows: Frank Mir, Fedor Emelianenko, Roy Nelson, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/matt-mitrione-discusses-possible-bellator-heavyweight-title-tournament\/\">Matt Mitrione<\/a>, Muhammed &#8220;King Mo&#8221; Lawal, Ryan Bader, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/quinton-rampage-jackson\/rampage-explains-hed-prefer-not-fight-chael-sonnen-fedor-emelianenko-bellator-gp\/\">Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-chael-sonnen-believes-fights-fedor-emelianenko-rory-macdonald-will-happen\/\">Chael Sonnen<\/a>. While this list includes many of Bellator&#8217;s biggest names, there is one Bellator star that didn&#8217;t make the cut: upcoming welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>Though MacDonald would be grossly undersized against fighters like Sonnen and Bader, and outright dwarfed by fighters like Mir and Mitrione, he&#8217;s apparently keen on joining the tournament all the same. From the sounds of it, he would be willing to join the mayhem as an alternate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke to Scott Coker about it.\u201d MacDonald said during a recent discussion on Facebook Live. \u201cHe said \u2018we\u2019ll see how this fight goes against [welterweight champ Douglas] Lima\u2019 and maybe they can use me as an alternate if something comes up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he had any experience training or sparring with heavyweights, MacDonald had this to say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot really, but I\u2019m willing to try and fight them. It will probably be a bit of a problem but I\u2019m up for the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Days removed from his appearance on Facebook live, MacDonald continues to express interest in joining this tournament on social media. The Instagram post below, which shows him superimposed into the official tournament poster, leaves no doubt about this desire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\" 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);\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbsIe91AUMW\/\" 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;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One of these things dont belong with the others @bellatormma 2018 heavyweight tournament @thephotoshopsteve<\/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=\"2017-11-19T20:04:36+00:00\">Nov 19, 2017 at 12:04pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rory MacDonald&#8217;s bout with Douglas Lima goes down this January 20. If he wins, he&#8217;ll be crowned the organization&#8217;s welterweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see Rory MacDonald compete in the Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix?<\/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 20\/11\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, Bellator MMA announced a plan to fill its vacant heavyweight throne: a star-studded heavyweight grand prix. The competitors in this anticipated tournament are as follows: Frank Mir, Fedor Emelianenko, Roy Nelson, Matt Mitrione, Muhammed &#8220;King Mo&#8221; Lawal, Ryan Bader, Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson and Chael Sonnen. 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