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Sucks..what’s a guy like him do after?
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Former UFC Title Challenger Michael McDonald Retires After Yet Another Broken Hand
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Sad I've always been a fan of the guy. Injuries are a bitch man, he really could have been something special, I firmly believe that
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Should take GH until his hands become lunchboxes!
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Kind of sucks to see a talented fighter go out like this, I suppose he hit to hard for his own good. Better to save those hands while he can and focus on something else.
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Damn shame, dude was a fun action fighter, always brought the violence and went out on his shield if necessary.
But them hand breaks are no joke, once you get a really bad one it seems like you are destined to keep re-breaking it. I always wondered if it was a technique issue though - is it because they throw them a particular way that it's landing at an odd angle/point and causing the fracture? Or is it just they are unlucky and have weaker bones in their hands then the average fighter?
But them hand breaks are no joke, once you get a really bad one it seems like you are destined to keep re-breaking it. I always wondered if it was a technique issue though - is it because they throw them a particular way that it's landing at an odd angle/point and causing the fracture? Or is it just they are unlucky and have weaker bones in their hands then the average fighter?
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That’s a damn shame man.
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He took something like 18 months off at one point. Obviously just wasnt meant to be. Unfortunate, as he was a monster.
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He was talented but I got the feeling he never truly enjoyed fighting. He had some truly baffling performances. The Faber fight and Lineker fight was just bizarre.
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This dude is from my hometown
“Mayday” is calling it a day.
Bellator and UFC veteran Michael McDonald has decided to retire after seeing his career limited by hand injuries over the last few years. The 27-year-old bantamweight confirmed the news on Facebook following an interview with ESPN.
“My friends and family, I am excited to announce the start of a new chapter for me and my wife Rachel,” McDonald wrote. “Today I am officially retiring from MMA fighting and I plan on never competing in martial arts competitions again. I had a wonderful career and a wonderful staff, and even greater — a wonderful wife and a wonderful God to thank for all the great moments.
“I am now going to be doing my woodworking full time from here on for many, many years to come. I have been a professional cabinet and furniture maker for seven years now alongside my fighting. I have my own custom cabinetry and furniture shop and i am just as passionate about woodworking as i am about martial arts. I put the same hard work and striving for perfection into my woodworking craft as you have all seen in my fighting career.”
McDonald began his career in November 2007, competing 23 times and compiling a 19-4 record. He challenged Renan Barao for the UFC interim bantamweight championship at UFC on Fuel TV 7 on Feb. 16, 2013, losing that fight by fourth-round submission. After going 6-3 in the Octagon, McDonald made the move to Bellator where he went 2-0. In his last fight this past July, he knocked out former Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas in 58 seconds.
However, that spectacular finish was marred by McDonald injuring his left hand. It was one of several injuries that hindered his career. Since December 2013, McDonald was only able to make the walk to the cage five times.
“This last fight, everything was perfect,” McDonald told ESPN. “This feels good. Most people, when they quit, it’s because they can’t hang. They’ve been beaten out of the sport and their family is sitting them down and asking them to please stop. For me, it’s not a matter of skill or being able to perform, but I’m at a point where the cost is greater than the reward.”
“Mayday” is calling it a day.
Bellator and UFC veteran Michael McDonald has decided to retire after seeing his career limited by hand injuries over the last few years. The 27-year-old bantamweight confirmed the news on Facebook following an interview with ESPN.
“My friends and family, I am excited to announce the start of a new chapter for me and my wife Rachel,” McDonald wrote. “Today I am officially retiring from MMA fighting and I plan on never competing in martial arts competitions again. I had a wonderful career and a wonderful staff, and even greater — a wonderful wife and a wonderful God to thank for all the great moments.
“I am now going to be doing my woodworking full time from here on for many, many years to come. I have been a professional cabinet and furniture maker for seven years now alongside my fighting. I have my own custom cabinetry and furniture shop and i am just as passionate about woodworking as i am about martial arts. I put the same hard work and striving for perfection into my woodworking craft as you have all seen in my fighting career.”
McDonald began his career in November 2007, competing 23 times and compiling a 19-4 record. He challenged Renan Barao for the UFC interim bantamweight championship at UFC on Fuel TV 7 on Feb. 16, 2013, losing that fight by fourth-round submission. After going 6-3 in the Octagon, McDonald made the move to Bellator where he went 2-0. In his last fight this past July, he knocked out former Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas in 58 seconds.
However, that spectacular finish was marred by McDonald injuring his left hand. It was one of several injuries that hindered his career. Since December 2013, McDonald was only able to make the walk to the cage five times.
“This last fight, everything was perfect,” McDonald told ESPN. “This feels good. Most people, when they quit, it’s because they can’t hang. They’ve been beaten out of the sport and their family is sitting them down and asking them to please stop. For me, it’s not a matter of skill or being able to perform, but I’m at a point where the cost is greater than the reward.”
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I broke my finger bad when I was young being drunk and stupid
Never was the same, broke every time I got in a scuffle after that
I remember one time I rebroke a finger about an hour after getting a cast off LOL
But then I grew up and stopped getting into fights in the street and quit drinking so much
Never was the same, broke every time I got in a scuffle after that
I remember one time I rebroke a finger about an hour after getting a cast off LOL
But then I grew up and stopped getting into fights in the street and quit drinking so much
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Hopefully he teams up with Ron Swanson.
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Michael Mcdonald was my favourite fighter the whole time he was in the UFC, even when he was inactive for awhile.
Dude had such a huge ceiling before he hurt himself/ took some hard losses.
Hands like a motherfucker too
Was my fav fighter to pick on EA UFC 2 as well.
Will always remember his best fights.
WAR Michael Mcdonald
Dude had such a huge ceiling before he hurt himself/ took some hard losses.
Hands like a motherfucker too
Was my fav fighter to pick on EA UFC 2 as well.
Will always remember his best fights.
WAR Michael Mcdonald
