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Canadians Julia (The Jewel) Budd and Rory (Red King) MacDonald, both former Bellator champions, kick off their Professional Fighters League season Friday, the first step hopefully toward a world title and US$1-million payday.
"I think it was a clear robbery," MacDonald said after the fight, "I thought I was dominant in this fight. It was a hard fight. Gleison brought it. And respect to him. But I believe I clearly won that fight and I think that this should be looked into." MacDonald said he was "totally sure" he had won the fight while he waited for the judges scorecards to be read out. "I was so surprised when the first judge they announced scored it for him," MacDonald said. "I was shocked. But when I heard the split decision, I was blown away. What do you say? I didn't see it that way at all."
Neil Davidson May 19, 2021 - 1:28 PM Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald will face fellow UFC alumnus Gleison Tibau at PFL 5 on June 17 in Atlantic City, N.J. The fight at the Ocean Casino Resort will be the second for MacDonald in the Professional Fighters League. The 31-year-old mixed martial artist from Kelowna, B.C., who now makes his home in Montreal, submitted (Curious) Curtis Millender in the first round at PFL 2 on April 29. It marked the first outing for MacDonald (22-6-1) since Oct. 26, 2019, when he lost his Bellator title to Douglas (The Phe...
Rory MacDonald scores first-round finish in PFL debut April 30, 2021 The Professional Fighters League (PFL) continued its unparalleled 2021 season at Ocean City Casino resort, in Atlantic City, N.J. The eight-fight event featured a statement win from Rory MacDonald, a dominating performance by Ray Cooper III, and a first round knockout by Cezar Ferreira, securing the second fastest knockout in PFL history. Making his highly anticipated PFL debut, Rory “The Red King” MacDonald defeated Curtis Millender, landing several significant strikes before locking in a rear-naked choke to emerge vi...
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald wins PFL debut via first-round submission Rory MacDonald takes part in an open workout at the Aberdeen Pavilion on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang April 29, 2021 - 7:57 PM ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, returning to action after 18 months, made short work of his Professional Fighters League debut with a first-round submission win over (Curtious) Curtis Millender at PFL 2 on Thursday. MacDonald (22-6-1) took Millender down after a lengthy struggle at th...