Words matter. These are the best Rory MacDonald Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I want to be a two-division champion.
When you take a pound-for-pound style fight in other weight classes or with guys who have proven themselves against a lot of guys, it opens eyes and gets people talking.
I think fights that are interesting to the fans interest me.
I always enjoy longer fights.
Some guys train more, some guys train less; everyone needs to cater to what works best for them.
I’m fighting the best guys in the world… I would be a fool to think I wouldn’t leave with a little blood and a few scrapes here and there. You’ve gotta learn how to like that stuff.
You know what? Life’s not about money.
I’ve always wanted to be in a tournament since I was a little guy in this sport.
The more people that are interested in the technical side of things in the actual fight are better for the sport, in my opinion.
I’m not a big personality.
I want to be fast, agile and strong.
One day I changed my cell phone number, but the guy at the UFC in charge of the music didn’t know. So he was texting that fan who had my old number, thinking it was me. The fan was selecting my music.
I have to do what I have to do when I fight. That’s all within my hands. That’s what’s in my control.
I want big money fights because first and foremost I think I’m worth it.
Look back at my career – I was 19 or 20 years old when I started fighting those guys. As soon as I got into the UFC I was willing to take on the number one guys. I fought Carlos Condit in my second appearance in the UFC.
I’m a little bit more introverted than maybe some of the big personalities in the sport.
I’m a competitive guy. So when push comes to shove when I’m in the cage, I always push to my limits to get the victory because that’s who I am.
I come from humble beginnings so I don’t require a lot to feel comfortable.
I know who I am.
I’m a simple martial arts guy.
I love jiu-jitsu.
My career as a 20-year-old, there were ups and downs and things I’m really happy with but there are a lot of things I have regrets about.
I think it’s completely unnecessary why people want to know why I dress in a suit at a press conference if I’m at a fight. They should ask questions about my fight, not my suit.
All the guys in the upper echelon of this sport, if one guy’s feeling at his best, and one guy’s feeling a little under the weather, not at his best that month or that day, you could see drastic changes in performances and victories and losses.
After the Jon Fitch fight, about being confused, the Lord’s really given me clarity and shined a light on where he wants me to go, how I could answer the calling he’s given me.
When it’s a judge’s decision, you never know. You can win five rounds and still lose a judge’s decision.
The Lord has given me peace and freedom from the pain that haunted me in my heart from my younger years. I would only satisfy myself for a short period of time from winning fights until the feeling would resonate in me again.
Anywhere I go, anywhere I fight it doesn’t matter who’s watching or whatever, it’s me fighting and there’s one guy in the cage you know, that I have to worry about and that’s it.
I’ve sacrificed a lot to get to the top, to the world title. I really sacrificed, and I took a lot of chances. I did a lot of favors, I felt like, for the UFC and I don’t think it got returned.
You can’t always believe what you hear. Things change so often in this sport, you’d be a fool if you believed everything that came out.
I never train with wraps. I’ve always found that they kind of cut off blood flow when you’re grappling as well, because you’re flexing your forearms and grips and things. It’s just something I decided wasn’t for me anymore.
Win or lose, I know I bring a lot to the table.
I think I’d like to prove to people that my skills can carry me through even against bigger skilled guys.
I’m a Christian, I’m a servant of God first. Not a fighter anymore, first. I also have a family so that comes before fighting. Fighting, it’s my sport that I’m passionate about, it’s a career, it’s how I provide for my family. But it’s not what defines who I am.
I’ve been doing jiu-jitsu since I was 14 years old. It actually was the martial art that was really stapled in my mind that said, this is what I want to do… I want to do martial arts for the rest of my life.
My name is a form of an Irish/Gaelic name that means ‘Red King.’
Everything I do, it sticks. I move on to a different hobby, but I don’t forget about them. I don’t drop anything.
As I move forward and closer to God I think he’s got something for me and I can feel it in my heart, as I keep making steps walking closer to God, I feel it more and more.
For a long time, life was fighting and there was nothing outside of that. At one point, it started to become very empty just because there was a void somewhere in my heart.
Canada will always be my home.
For PFL, I get to know my schedule ahead of time. With Bellator, I didn’t. They kind of sprung it on me, and they pressured me into taking fights early and things like that.
It was tough being alone and not having parents around when I was going through high school in terms of staying disciplined, but I adjusted, and stayed focused.
I want to make the most money I can. I want to get paid for what I bring to the table.
I’m not a massive guy.
I’m not big into drama.
I’m a rough guy and I like it when fights get tough.
I stick to my principles.
When you’re training every day, you kind of have to have the eye of the tiger. It’s like eat, sleep, you’ve got to be like chewing on steel kind of thing for six weeks. It hardens your body, hardens your mind.
I have a passion for martial arts and it’s a part of my life.
I don’t consider myself a fighter first any more like I used to,’ he explained. ‘I was all fight, all fight. And then I met my wife and basically shortly after I was going to church, things like that. Before you know it I was baptized. I accepted Christ as my lord and saviour. And things really changed.
I’ll fight whoever I have to fight to prove that I’m the best.
I still and will always have a passion for martial arts and do not believe, as a Christian, that it’s wrong for myself to compete in a professional sport that is violent.
Standing up for yourself. That’s the thing martial artists aren’t used to. You’ve got to really stick up for yourself and be a tough businessman when it’s time for negotiations.
God has really blessed me with the things that I have aspired to do in my career. I’m very grateful for these things.
I know what kind of fighter I am, and I want to compete against the best.