{"id":58467,"date":"2013-05-04T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T19:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58467"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:03:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:03:43","slug":"ellenberger-not-impressed-with-rory-macdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ellenberger-not-impressed-with-rory-macdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellenberger Not Impressed With Rory MacDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/ellenberger-quote.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35036\" title=\"UFC On FUEL TV: Sanchez v Ellenberger\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/ellenberger-quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/ellenberger-quote.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/ellenberger-quote-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUFC on FOX 8 features a welterweight matchup with possible title implications on the line between Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger.<\/p>\n<p>The two welterweights have been surging through the ranks collecting bodies in route to their scheduled showdown on July 27 in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask Ellenberger about the matchup and his upcoming opponent he has an interesting take on the two&#8217;s genetic makeup.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re two different species,\u201d Ellenberger recently told <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/mma\/post\/_\/id\/17895\/ellenberger-still-working-his-way-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN.com.<\/a> \u201cHe\u2019s a Cro-Magnon; I\u2019m a Neanderthal. We have different bone density, power, pure instinct, savagery. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019d be better at cleaning caves; I\u2019d be better at killing mastodons.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf [St-Pierre] and Hendricks doesn\u2019t happen next, then I think Hendricks and me are going to decide who\u2019s going to be the next No. 1 contender,\u201d Ellenberger said.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC on FOX 8 features a welterweight matchup with possible title implications on the line between Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger. The two welterweights have been surging through the ranks collecting bodies in route to their scheduled showdown on July 27 in Seattle, Washington. 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