August 17, 2022 4: 15 pm ET
Rory MacDonald understands one thing for particular – he’s done with MMA.
The previous Bellator champ and veteran UFC welterweight competitor hung up his gloves this past weekend, after contending under the PFL banner. MacDonald (23-10-1) was stopped in the veryfirst round of his welterweight contest versus short-notice replacement Dilano Taylor at 2022 PFL 8. The bout was part of the promo’s welterweight semifinals.
Not long after the defeat, MacDonald revealed he was walking away from the sport. Although it was a choice that numerous didn’t see coming, offered MacDonald neverever showed he was close to retiring, the Canadian understood it was time, and he’s understood for rather some time.
“It’s been on my mind for a while,” MacDonald stated on The MMA Hour. “I feel like it’s been rather a coupleof battles where I’ve really questioned it, however simply wasn’t prepared (to retire).
“I felt like I might still have that renewal in my profession. I had a objective, and I was driven, and I understand in the practice space I might do specific things, however I simply wasn’t able to do it in the cage when it came time, when rubber fulfills the roadway. Unfortunately, ther