Rory MacDonald

Rory “Red King” MacDonald is the British Columbia welterweight who joined the UFC at 20 as Georges St-Pierre’s training partner at Tristar and was quickly tipped as a future champion. He nearly beat Carlos Condit in 2010 and later beat Nate Diaz and BJ Penn.

His 2015 title fight with Robbie Lawler at UFC 189, in which he fought on with a broken nose until the fifth round, is one of the greatest fights in UFC history. He later won the Bellator welterweight title and the PFL welterweight tournament. CagePotato covered his rise and his rivalry with Lawler.

Rory MacDonald fact file
Full nameRory MacDonald
NicknameRed King / Ares
Date of birth
Place of birthQuesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Bellator
  • PFL
  • King of the Cage
Accolades
  • Bellator Welterweight Champion (two title defences)
  • PFL Welterweight tournament winner (2021)
  • UFC Hall of Fame Fight Wing (vs. Robbie Lawler, UFC 189)

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