Rory MacDonald (14-1) went down with a supposed neck injury and had to pull out of his UFC 158 bout with Carlos Condit (28-6). There was no replacement announced...until now.
The UFC was on a roll so far in 2013, but the big bad voodoo injury bug has finally hit a high profile athlete, in Rory MacDonald. Unfortunately for the young Canadian phenom, he has had to back out of his fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 158 in Montreal, Quebec.
When it was announced that Rory MacDonald would take on legendary fighter B.J. Penn on the UFC on FOX 5 card, fans were ecstatic. There’s something about the idea of a high-level prospect challenging a former champion which grabs people’s attention unlike anything else in combat sports. It’s a tale as old as professional fighting which fans and media gravitate towards.
Following UFC on FOX 5 this past Saturday, Rory MacDonald was called out by two of his fellow welterweights. Both Josh Koscheck and Siyar Bahadurzada...