{"id":311623,"date":"2019-04-29T07:20:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=311623"},"modified":"2019-04-29T07:20:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:20:11","slug":"neiman-gracie-calls-bullst-on-rory-macdonalds-post-fight-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/neiman-gracie-calls-bullst-on-rory-macdonalds-post-fight-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Neiman Gracie calls &#8216;bulls**t&#8217; on Rory MacDonald&#8217;s post-fight comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shortly after battling Jon Fitch to a draw in the main event of Bellator 220, Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald made some comments that cast doubt on his future as a fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most notably, he suggested that he no longer has the desire to hurt people \u2014 certainly an issue for those who make their living fighting in a cage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel like God has really called me the last little while,\u201d MacDonald said post-fight (transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Mania (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/4\/29\/18522122\/bellator-neiman-gracie-calling-bull-rory-macdonald-mid-fight-crisis-mma\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t know. He\u2019s changed my spirit, changed my heart. It takes a certain spirit to come in here and put a man through pain. I don\u2019t know if I have that same drive to hurt people anymore. I don\u2019t know what it is. It\u2019s confusing, but I know the Lord has something in store for me. He was speaking to me in here tonight. I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s a different feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have to get out of here and re-evaluate. We will see what happens. As far as tonight, it was a mix of emotions in there I landed some good stuff in there, but it was something in there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These comments notwithstanding, Rory MacDonald is now scheduled to defend his welterweight strap against Neiman Gracie in the second round of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gracie has caught wind of these comments from his future opponent MacDonald, and he doesn&#8217;t seem too impressed by them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to him (whether he wants to fight),\u201d Gracie told\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/bellator-neiman-gracie-calls-bullshit-rory-macdonald-doubt-god\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a> post-fight. \u201cI think he still wants to hurt people. I saw him trying to hurt Fitch pretty bad tonight. I think it\u2019s bulls**t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you make of the recent comments from Rory MacDonald?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/28\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after battling Jon Fitch to a draw in the main event of Bellator 220, Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald made some comments that cast doubt on his future as a fighter. 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