{"id":383740,"date":"2021-04-30T06:02:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=383740"},"modified":"2021-04-30T06:02:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:02:09","slug":"rory-macdonald-reacts-after-beating-curtis-millender-at-pfl-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/rory-macdonald-reacts-after-beating-curtis-millender-at-pfl-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory MacDonald reacts after beating Curtis Millender at PFL 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC and Bellator welterweight star Rory MacDonald reacted after beating <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/curtis-millender-plans-to-hurt-and-punish-rory-macdonald-at-pfl-2-to-get-some-more-respect-on-my-name\/\">Curtis Millende<\/a>r by first-round submission at PFL 2.<\/p>\n<p>MacDonald hadn&#8217;t fought since October 2019, when he dropped a decision to Douglas Lima in Bellator in what was his final fight before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After taking all of 2020 off, PFL is back for its third season in 2021, and MacDonald was matched up in his first regular-season fight against Millender at PFL 2 on Thursday night. It didn&#8217;t take long for &#8220;The Red King&#8221; to land the takedown, take the back of Millender, and get back in the win column. It was a fantastic win by MacDonald and showed he&#8217;s still a talented fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/COSDUHWl3Ok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> following PFL 2, MacDonald reacted to his finish over Millender and spoke about what it means for him to finally get his hand raised again after so long.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COSDUHWl3Ok\/<\/p>\n<p><em>It was great to be back competing tonight in the sport i love after a well needed break from the sport. During that 19 months off the Lord reminded me what he blessed me with and put in my heart as a young boy in a tough spot in life. im very grateful to do this, and will not take it for granted any longer. im focused on acheiving my goal, as i set out in this new chapter of my career with the pfl. Thank you God, i love you! also i want to thank all of team, coaches and training partners @kruash @firas_zahabi @coach.david.lea @henrihooft @coachgjones kami @niklentz @tristargym_mtl toshido mma @stevenmacdonald933 @sanfordmma @chrisosteo1 @caa_combatsports and my wife @mrs.oliviamac<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MacDonald picked up six points in the PFL welterweight regular season for picking up the win by submission. He will now look to get another win and get a good seed in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>How excited are you for Rory MacDonald to be competing in PFL now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC and Bellator welterweight star Rory MacDonald reacted after beating Curtis Millender by first-round submission at PFL 2. MacDonald hadn&#8217;t fought since October 2019, when he dropped a decision to Douglas Lima in Bellator in what was his final fight before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. 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