Rory MacDonald doesn’t usually say a lot during interviews, but he did let loose a bit on his brief but direct responses during a Reddit Ask Me Anything session. The top ranked welterweight answered questions about performance enhancing drugs, saying that “it’s a true shame to see grown ass men and women doing that.”
When specifically asked about his Fight of the Year bout with Robbie Lawler back at UFC 189, Rory said “I’m convinced he was” on PEDs during that match.
The current Bellator fighter didn’t elaborate on the accusation, but for what it’s worth, USADA was still just starting to implement its new policies back then, and both Lawler and MacDonald weren’t tested by the company for their July 2015 bout.