Rory MacDonald (fighter)
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| Born | Rory MacDonald July 22, 1989 Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Ares, The Red King, The Waterboy |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight (2009-present), Lightweight (2005-2008) |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Team | Tristar Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in no gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under David Lea |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
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Rory Joseph MacDonald (born July 22, 1989) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who recently signed a contract with Bellator MMA. He is a former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion. He is also a former UFC top contender who competed in the company's Welterweight division, obtaining an overall record of 9-4 with the promotion.
MacDonald is of Scottish, Irish and Norwegian descent. He started his training with David Lea at the age of 14 and his fight team Toshido Fighting Arts Academy out of Kelowna, B.C. He moved to Montreal and joined Tristar Gym, home of former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, after his loss to Carlos Condit.
MacDonald made his professional debut at the age of sixteen, winning against Terry Thiara, at an Extreme Fighting Challenge event.
He then moved to 2–0, by beating Ken Tran in his King of the Cage (KOTC) debut. He won a fight in Rumble in the Cage and then signed exclusively with King of the Cage. He won two fights after signing and was then rewarded with a shot at the KOTC Canadian Lightweight title, against Kajan Johnson, which MacDonald won. MacDonald then was awarded a shot at the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship, against Clay French, MacDonald knocked him out in the second round. After the fight MacDonald moved up to welterweight and successfully defeated Elmer Waterhen by first round armbar.
MacDonald was signed to the UFC after compiling a 9–0 professional record.
He debuted for the promotion at UFC Fight Night 20 against Mike Guymon.Guymon dropped MacDonald with a right cross, before MacDonald quickly recovered, took Guymon down and won the fight with an armbar submission in the first round.
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