“I had heard so many criticisms of God, so I had my guard up big time. It wasn’t a great fight. “But I think just between this organization and wanting to take the risk on free agency, there was discussion, and obviously Bellator, they had their interest. I know what we need and want. 365 days of consistent growth started this morning! He fell short in his bid to become a two-divisional champion against Gegard Mousasi, but MacDonald’s mindset has had a big impact on the mental aspect of his MMA game. “I’ve met every walk of life through martial arts,” he shared. Obviously, I got absolutely crushed.“I can’t cry over spilled milk now. You never know where our paths cross again. You guys are in for a real treat, i'm just glad to have a good seat! His … Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, MacDonald is still awaiting the start of the next chapter in his combat sports career—with the Professional Fighters League. While he initially hoped to add more of them in 2020 after inking a multi-fight deal with the PFL, the 30-year-old Canadian is currently waiting for the chance to compete again after the promotion opted to delay their season until next year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.In the wake of that decision, MacDonald has stayed active with his training, but it’s also given him time to reflect on the major accomplishments he’s achieved as well as the biggest mistakes he’s made since deciding to make MMA his focus when he was still just a teenager.“I kind of slip under the radar the fact that I’m only 30 years old and I’ve kind of been involved in the sport coming up on 17 years I’ve been in involved in mixed martial arts,” MacDonald said when speaking to MMA Fighting ahead of a new documentary series about his career titled “I’m excited for this new journey with PFL. “I’m just really stoked on life right now,” he expressed.For MacDonald, MMA is the perfect environment to be himself. “As we were growing together, she invited me to go to church,” MacDonald said of his wife. He was at the peak of his MMA journey, putting together wins over the likes of Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia culminating in a Fight of the Year title shot against Robbie Lawler. Cultures and faiths and ideas and backgrounds. We’re not in the same organization at the moment, but I still see myself fighting for a long time, and maybe he is too.
Being a fighter in my 30s now, I feel like everything’s coming together in my life and in my own head, my approach to fighting. MacDonald was “doing what pleased me and going through the motions of just being a fighter,” he explained. MacDonald, who has been compared to a cold-demeanored (yet charming) psycho for much of his career, fought to a majority draw with Jon Fitch. “When you had seen me before my Carlos fight, I was hungry for God but with no guidance and no church. Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) defeated Rory MacDonald (20-5) via TKO (punches) at 3:23 of round two Credit: Bellator MMA Rory MacDonald def. There’s the next chapter.“I had to wake up a little bit and be serious over these next bunch of years. In only his second fight for the Viacom-owned promotion, he … As far as UFC president Dana White is concerned, he still hasn’t heard Rory (Ares) MacDonald say no to a potential fight with welterweight champ Georges (Rush) St. … It is what it is. “Who’s to say we won’t meet up later down the road? Douglas Lima via Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-47) R3 5:00 Rory MacDonald’s young adult life was about fighting and only fighting, but he found a renewed sense of purpose over the last several years. So that was a pretty special moment.”MacDonald went on to make quite a few good memories in the UFC before leaving the organization to sign a deal with Bellator MMA.In only his second fight for the Viacom-owned promotion, he became welterweight champion with a win over Leading up to the event, MacDonald said all the right things about becoming a two-division champion but he can honestly say now that his public presence didn’t match the fighter actually preparing for a showdown with an opponent as lethal as Mousasi.“If I had to pick one [biggest regret], it would be my preparation leading up to the [Gegard] Mousasi fight,” MacDonald revealed.
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