Rory MacDonald lost again in PFL

[TheBrownGosling]

That Mousasi fight probably should've never happened. Props to him for going after that MW title though.

 

[elbowsandwiches]

tri-star removed the beast and transformed and molded a non-killer point-fighter

 

[listrahtes]

But, at this point, Rory's willing to take a beating, additional CTE, and be on a no-namer's highlight reel for a paycheck.

And thats why its better to be open about were he is now. Quite sure he can still win some fights but the damage is acumulating. He is one of these guys who may not be able to string two sentences together when being 50+ if he continues. Imo he is at a bad place because he doesnt know what else to do. Expect him to continue fighting for a long time.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Imo he is at a bad place because he doesnt know what else to do. Expect him to continue fighting for a long time.

Hopefully his friends and family will have an intermission sometime in the near future.

He has enough money he can start his own gym or be a coach.

 

[listrahtes]

He has enough money he can start his own gym or be a coach.

We always think that but in reality only very few fighters are cut out for that. Most fighters are bad coaches and cant get into it even with recreational athletes.

I dont think he has that much money. UFC really fucked him over with his contract. Think he got 50 000 for one of the Lawler fights which was straight out highway robbery. Rory really got mistreated by UFC.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

He’s “only” 32 but has very high fight mileage and is still facing legit competition. Robbie stole his soul unfortunately, it seems.

 

[Dorkman]

He was never quite the same after Lawler destroyed his nose

He was even more not the same with what Lima did to his leg. The trauma was so severe the lining that covers and holds your your muscle tissue in place was split away. And much like his nose will never truly recover to 100%. And he fights now very much like a man aware that both those areas just can't eat trauma anymore and does his best to avoid it. Which is a far cry from the fearless warrior he once was. The sport has taken a part of him he'll never get back.

 

[HavokHarmon]

Yeah, he also was fighting in the UFC when he was 19 years old, which means he's had a LONG MMA career at the ripe old age of 32 years.

His resume for who he beat in the UFC speaks for itself, and since then he's been a big name in smaller orgs and getting big checks. Good for him.

Threads like this, bashing one of the greatest 'Just Bleed' fighters in the sport's history, is just one of the many reasons why Sherdog has zero credibility with anyone that actually works in the sport.

I definitely agree, he has a lot of fight miles on him for his age.

It is interesting though comparing him to a guy like Poirier who started fighting very young as well. He also had a lot of wars, got sparked out a couple times but for some reason his losses and battles seem to have made him better. For Rory these experiences appear to have had the opposite effect.

Not bashing, it just think it’s interesting.

 

[listrahtes]

I definitely agree, he has a lot of fight miles on him for his age.

It is interesting though comparing him to a guy like Poirier who started fighting very young as well. He also had a lot of wars, got sparked out a couple times but for some reason his losses and battles seem to have made him better. For Rory these experiences appear to have had the opposite effect.

Not bashing, it just think it’s interesting.

Rory turned pro 4 years earlier than Poirier! Thats an eternity. And Rory was a minor were head trauma has a much more severe effect and we are talking about training at first and only then fights. To that Rory also had much more brutal fights and took a ton more damage. Not really difficult to figure out the difference.

 

[migeru29]

Remember when GSP though Rory was the future

 

[Hassan Mouzine]

i expect the same stories as when pride fighters came to the ufc

'the competitionin the ufc is easier'

 

[Sickbro69420]

Shields was like 40 when he lost those fights. Seems like maybe he is beating guys who are past their prime?

Fighting isn't a constant of guys fighting each other in their primes. How do you think they get to that point. There's a changing of the guard and some fighters become better and some become worse they're still skilled fighters who can test up and comers or journey men and still beat jobbers.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Rory's done. Prime Rory wouldn't be having close fights with a 40yr old Gleison Tibau or getting mauled by a 22-8 guy - Cooper's record is deceiving but I dont' rate him that highly personally.

 

[r-harper-1]

Hasn’t improved in years ... is he still with the same shitty camp ?

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I definitely agree, he has a lot of fight miles on him for his age.

It is interesting though comparing him to a guy like Poirier who started fighting very young as well. He also had a lot of wars, got sparked out a couple times but for some reason his losses and battles seem to have made him better. For Rory these experiences appear to have had the opposite effect.

Not bashing, it just think it’s interesting.

Its not exactly a mystery.

When I said Rory was a 'Just Bleed' fighter, it means he has sustained alot of damage in the cage and had to do so to gain many of those victories over fighters that were actually better than him.

Just look at his history of nose injuries that still effect him to this day, and that's one of the reasons why he's been getting wrestefucked by his opponents... his lack of proper breathing takes a toll on his endurance. Everybody knows Rory's big weaknesses... his nose.

And no one can forget this absolute war.

This should be in the Top #25 fights of all time.

That damage can take YEARS off of a fighters career, and in Rory's case especially it has without question.


Poirier, without knocking Rory, has had better headmovement and boxing to avoid as many punches to the head as Rory has.

And, lets be honest, not all chins are created equal.

 

[Oldman1]

Yeah, he also was fighting in the UFC when he was 19 years old, which means he's had a LONG MMA career at the ripe old age of 32 years.

His resume for who he beat in the UFC speaks for itself, and since then he's been a big name in smaller orgs and getting big checks. Good for him.

Threads like this, bashing one of the greatest 'Just Bleed' fighters in the sport's history, is just one of the many reasons why Sherdog has zero credibility with anyone that actually works in the sport.

There was no bashing in the original post

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Yeah, he also was fighting in the UFC when he was 19 years old, which means he's had a LONG MMA career at the ripe old age of 32 years.

His resume for who he beat in the UFC speaks for itself, and since then he's been a big name in smaller orgs and getting big checks. Good for him.

Threads like this, bashing one of the greatest 'Just Bleed' fighters in the sport's history, is just one of the many reasons why Sherdog has zero credibility with anyone that actually works in the sport.

I don't get how stating facts reduces credibility? Aren't you supposed to focus on the current statistics? They do it in all sports. His losses don't erase his accomplishments, but you can't pretend he isn't currently losing either. Fighters in other orgs are just better than people assume them to be. It's been happening in a lot of promotions when UFC fighters switch and everyone thinks they are going to run through the competition, it ends up having mixed results.

 

[Grill master]

Robbie wasn't wrong when he said that he takes people's soul. I'm not usually one for that type of shit talk but Rory hasn't looked even half of the fighter he was before that fight. Nick better watched out

 

[DoctorsStoppage]

And thats why its better to be open about were he is now. Quite sure he can still win some fights but the damage is acumulating. He is one of these guys who may not be able to string two sentences together when being 50+ if he continues. Imo he is at a bad place because he doesnt know what else to do. Expect him to continue fighting for a long time.

I think most of the fighters don't know what else to do. Even Fedor retired when he was not good anymore at the age of 36, only to come back several years laters, cause he didn't know what else to do, he didn't need the money he is rich.

We always think that but in reality only very few fighters are cut out for that. Most fighters are bad coaches and cant get into it even with recreational athletes.

I dont think he has that much money. UFC really fucked him over with his contract. Think he got 50 000 for one of the Lawler fights which was straight out highway robbery. Rory really got mistreated by UFC.

exactly how many fighter have gyms that are open and running, making any profits? about 5? Being a coach and a fighter are 2 totally different things.

 

[DoctorsStoppage]

I don't get how stating facts reduces credibility? Aren't you supposed to focus on the current statistics? They do it in all sports. His losses don't erase his accomplishments, but you can't pretend he isn't currently losing either. Fighters in other orgs are just better than people assume them to be. It's been happening in a lot of promotions when UFC fighters switch and everyone thinks they are going to run through the competition, it ends up having mixed results.

This is also true. We don't know about fighters from other org, cause they are not promoted by the ufc.
The P4P greatest ever UFC fighter DJ Mighty Mouse got KOd recently in One by a guy 90% of mma fans haven't heard of.