Rory MacDonald calls the UFC ‘boring’: ‘There’s no personality there’

A year ago, Rory MacDonald was just minutes away from becoming the new UFC welterweight champion. Now, having lost two straight, the 27-year-old Canadian is the latest major UFC free agent to head over to Bellator MMA. MacDonald’s contract was completed after a unanimous decision setback to Stephen Thompson in June, and he had every intention of testing the free agent market, particularly after negotiations for a new contract failed earlier in the year.

MacDonald was present at the Bellator 160 post-fight press conference on Friday night, when he detailed what stood out to him about Bellator. (Transcription via MMA Fighting)

“The production of the show, it just stands out right away,” MacDonald. “The big screens, the entrances. They do it bigger. They do it right here. It’s a fight show here. They want to promote a fighter, they want to build it. It’s not …

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