Biography
Rory McDonald is a Canadian athlete, a member of the UFC team, which today ranks 6th in the average weight category based on the Sherdog rating. Outside Ring, he is an intelligent guy in glasses, which is not at all like a ruthless fighter, but behind his shoulders more than 20 won fights, including the battle for the title of MMA champion.Childhood and youth
The future fighter was born on July 22, 1989 in the Canadian city of Kanel. As a child, he was a timid and shy boy and completely lost in an unfamiliar company. The desire to sit over the books of Rory was also not, the only thing that his seriously interested is - this is football. Later, to gain confidence in herself, he went to the martial arts section and discovered the real fighting talent.
At the age of 14, McDonald passed under the leadership of the famous trainer David Lia and began to engage in the Toshido Fighting Arts Academy, located in the city of Calo. Stubborn workouts quickly led to brilliant results: the first fight of Rory in 2005 ended with his victory and dispelled all the doubts of the young man as if he had chosen the life path. The debut fight took place at the championship of Extreme Fighting Challenge 4, and the rival of a young fighter became Terry Tiara.
Martial arts
McDonald discovered genuine pleasure in public battles. Every fight he began to organize so that it is more impressed as much as possible and please the fans. Those answered him reciprocity, and soon the young athlete became the favorite of the public. So martial arts helped Rory not only harden the character, but also overcome the fear of communication and speeches, and also taught to better understand people and calmly perceive criticism.
Since 2011, McDonald has conducted a victorious series of 6 winnings in a row, completed by receiving the championship title StrikeForce. He coped even with the experienced fighter by Tareek Saffedin. Despite the fact that Rory was still new to the UFC, he managed to choose the right strategy, not subpaucting a nearly dangerous opponent, and already in the 3rd round she won a confident victory. Canadian battle completed, tilting the opponent to the flooring of a series of accurate blows.
After that, Rory switched to welterweight and gained the right to fight with existing champions. In an interview, he confidently stated that he didn't care with whom to fight, he was confident in his abilities and was ready to leave even against the strongest rivals - Robbie Loweler and Johnny Hendricks. In addition, by that time he had a won fights with the top fighters UFC Tyuron Woodley and Damian Maye, which did not doubt the legality of his claims to the highest title.
The next stage of the sports biography of Rory was the UFC tournament 174. He again went to the ring against Tyron Woodley and won with a crushing score of 13-2. The enemy tried to "crush" him, taking advantage of the obvious superiority in the muscle mass, but McDonald made a bet on speed and thoughtful attacks, which in the end turned out to be a faithful strategy. When Woods are tired, Rory easily turned the fight in its favor and translated the opponent to the parter with powerful blows on the head.
After 9 wins, being a professional fighter, Rory signed an agreement with the organization Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the role of a member of her team, he debuted against Mike Himon - the former King of The Cage champion. He managed to win already in the first round with the help of rear steps and the elbow lever.
The next fight brought McDonald the first defeat in his career. In the battle with Carlos Conditis, he showed himself well in the 1st round, demonstrating a series of successful combinations, but the 3rd began to surrender under the exact blows of the opponent. The duel was stopped by the referee in 7 seconds to the end, the victory was awarded Cardita.
After the defeat, Canadian moved to Montreal and became a member of the TRISTAR GYM team. At the championship of the UFC 158, he planned to meet again with Cardis and take a revenge, but the opponent did not come to a repeat fight due to the injury of the neck.
Rori Robbie Louler became the culprit of the second loss in the career of Rori. From the very beginning, he intercepted the initiative from Canadian and by the end of the 3rd Round sent McDonald to Nokdown. At the end of the battle, Rory was rehabilitated, rejecting Robbie to the partner, but he did not give a separate decision of the judges of the judges.
The fight was brutal, the photo of Rory with a broken bloody face bypassed all sports media. Later at a press conference, McDonald stated that he was confident - his opponent was under the influence of doping. It was not possible to confirm this - the USADA company then just began to cooperate with the UFC, and before the fight athletes did not check.
In August 2016, the Fighter signed a contract with Bellator MMA and came out to fight for the highest title against the current champion - a representative of Brazil Douglas Lima. The judges unanimously awarded the victory of Rory, and he became the owner of the long-awaited award - the championship belt in the semicircular weight category.
Personal life
Rory is married, his wife is Olivia. In 2016, the pair had a daughter. Realizing what expenses brings the appearance of children, McDonald for the first time in his career thought about the financial side of the speeches.
"I am a simple guy who has always been content with that salary, which I had," an athlete explained in an interview. "But now I want to be sure that I can give my daughter all that she wishes."
From the moment the champion began to choose the most profitable battles from a cash point of view to provide his wife and daughter. He plans to leave professional sports in 5-6 years to spend more time on personal life and development in other areas, so it is configured to accumulate as much as possible.
The growth of an athlete - 183 cm, the current weight - 86 kg.
Rory McDonald now
At the Bellator 206 tournament in 2018, the fighter came out against Gegard Musasi and lost.
On his page in "Instagram", he noted that he was not ready for a fight psychologically, and his opponent showed really fantastic results. Now Rory plans to take revenge, but the opponents have not yet agreed on re-meeting.
Awards and titles
- Champion Bellator in welterweight weight
- The winner of the "Best Evening Bat" (three times)
- Winner of the "Speech of the evening"
- Kotc champion in lightweight weight
- Kotc Canada Champion in Light Weight
- Best Canadian Fighter 2012