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ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19:  Rory MacDonald of Canada works out for the media during UFC 145 open workouts at GSU Sports Arena on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19:  Rory MacDonald of Canada signs autographs after working out for the media during UFC 145 open workouts at GSU Sports Arena on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19:  Rory MacDonald of Canada works out for the media during UFC 145 open workouts at GSU Sports Arena on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19:  Rory MacDonald of Canada works out for the media during UFC 145 open workouts at GSU Sports Arena on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19:  Rory MacDonald of Canada works out for the media during UFC 145 open workouts at GSU Sports Arena on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19:  Rory MacDonald of Canada works out for the media during UFC 145 open workouts at GSU Sports Arena on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 20:  Welterweight fighter Rory MacDonald weighs in for his bout against Che Mills during the UFC 145 official weigh in at Fox Theatre on April 20, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 20:  Welterweight fighters Rory MacDonald (L) and Che Mills square off during the UFC 145 official weigh in at Fox Theatre on April 20, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Rory MacDonald (R) punches Che Mills during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21: Rory MacDonald celebrates after defeating Che Mills by TKO during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Rory MacDonald 9top) punches Che Mills during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Che Mills receives medical attention after being defeated by Rory MacDonald by TKO during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Rory MacDonald (top) graples with Che Mills during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Rory MacDonald celebrates as he defeats Che Mills by TKO during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Che Mills recieves medical attention during his welterweight bout against Rory MacDonald for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Rory MacDonald celebrates as he defeats Che Mills by TKO during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Che Mills receives medical attention after being defeated by Rory MacDonald by TKO during their welterweight bout for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21:  Che Mills recieves medical attention during his welterweight bout against Rory MacDonald for UFC 145 at Philips Arena on April 21, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Rory MacDonald interacts with fans during a Q&A session before the official UFC 154 weigh in at New City Gas on November 16, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 05:  Rory MacDonald works out for fans and media during the UFC on FOX open workouts on December 5, 2012  at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 05:  Rory MacDonald works out for fans and media during the UFC on FOX open workouts on December 5, 2012  at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 05:  Rory MacDonald works out for fans and media during the UFC on FOX open workouts on December 5, 2012  at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 05:  Rory MacDonald works out for fans and media during the UFC on FOX open workouts on December 5, 2012  at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 05:  Rory MacDonald works out for fans and media during the UFC on FOX open workouts on December 5, 2012  at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 05:  Rory MacDonald works out for fans and media during the UFC on FOX open workouts on December 5, 2012  at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 06:  Rory MacDonald interacts with media during the UFC on FOX press conference on December 6, 2012  at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 06:  Rory MacDonald interacts with media during the UFC on FOX press conference on December 6, 2012  at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 06:  Opponents BJ Penn (L) and Rory MacDonald (R) face off as UFC President Dana White looks on during the UFC on FOX press conference on December 6, 2012  at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 07:  Rory MacDonald weighs in during the official UFC on FOX weigh in on December 7, 2012 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 07:  (L-R) Opponents BJ Penn and Rory MacDonald face off during the official UFC on FOX weigh in on December 7, 2012 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 07:  (L-R) Opponents BJ Penn and Rory MacDonald face off during the official UFC on FOX weigh in on December 7, 2012 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald

TRAINING: I train 2 times a day Monday to Saturday in a variety of martial arts

When and why did you start training for fighting? I have always enjoyed fighting since I was really little, and I have always watched boxing and MMA since I was a kid. So when I discovered a MMA gym in the town I live in (Kelowna BC) I went there and never left and eventually it evolved into me becoming a pro fighter.

What ranks and titles have you held? I won the King of the Cage Canadian lightweight championship at the age of 18. At 19 I became the King of the Cage world lightweight champion.

Do you have any heroes?
A guy I have looked up to in the sport of MMA is my friend Georges St-Pierre.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To fight in the UFC is the biggest accomplishment I have every achieved. Ever since I had first seen it on TV when I was six years old I have always wanted to compete in the UFC, and I’m finally here, so it’s a dream come true.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No

What was your job before you started fighting? Laboring jobs for the most part. I jumped from job to job a lot of the time because I hate work. Basically I only like fighting.

Favorite grappling technique: rear naked choke

Favorite Striking technique: punch to the face
   
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