Former UFC welterweight top contender Rory MacDonald (pictured) will be entering the octagon for the first – and perhaps the last – time since losing to reigning champion Robbie Lawler last July when he meets Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 89.
MacDonald has been sitting the sidelines while engaged in unsuccessful contract negotiations with the UFC. It’s often difficult to get what you’re asking for when coming off a loss, even if the scrap was of the epic variety.
So, instead of accepting the take-it-or-leave-it deal the UFC presented him, MacDonald decided to roll the dice on himself.