Rory MacDonald Breakdown: The End of an Era

Canadian UFC fighter Rory MacDonald was once heralded as the brightest up-and-comer in MMA. His years of training at Tristar under Firas Zahabi with Georges St-Pierre molded him well, athletically and technically, but he didn't quite reach the goals some had set for him. Julian Lung breaks down what went right, and what went wrong, in the career of Rory MacDonald.

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[charmes]

I don't think he was ever the same after that 3rd round with Carlos. Rory was awesome the first two rounds. Had a different fight style. One of someone who had never been beaten

[brianwarner]

dude was entertaining to watch that's for sure

[shaikim-shapiro]

0:07 he almost eye-poked him in the same way as Leon Edwards

[k.byrnmr]

The importance of overall Boxing in MMA has skyrocketed, same thing happened to Almeida, fantastic fighter but his skill set is dated.

[iCipher]

I disagree with saying you have doubt he can make a run at PFL, i think he wins it. You forget in the ufc he was fighting all top 10 guys the last few years and Lima and Mousasi are two of the best at their weight class too, now compare that to the level of guys he'll face in pfl. I think we'll see him put on his wrestling/bjj skills on dispay and minimize damage as much as possible, he fell in love too much with his striking in previous years i hope we get to see his vicious gnp

[philippepommier]

What a fighter, not much of is kind, very explosive.

[jamilmuhammad]

He won by first round sub so we really won't know until his next fight