Rory MacDonald, Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Episode 284
Rory MacDonald is Bellator MMA's Welterweight World Champion. On April 27, 2019, he'll defend his title at Bellator 220 against Jon Fitch in a fight that is simultaneously the first round of Bellator's Welterweight Grand Prix.
MacDonald fought in the UFC from 2010-2016 before signing a contract in August 2016 with Bellator. In his 25 total fights, Rory has 20 wins, 7 by knockout, 7 by submission and 5 losses. He's been competing as a professional since he was 16 years old in 2005.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Rory about his upcoming fight at Bellator 220, the rigorous training the he puts himself through to prepare for a fight, how Christ got a hold of his life over the past few years after he was headed down a destructive path, and how Easter and Good Friday have taken on new meaning for him.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:17.5 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:19.9 | This episode of the Sports Spectrum podcast with |
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| 0:57.5 | Today's guest on the podcast is Rory MacDonald, the MMA fighter from Bellator and the |
| 1:02.4 | current Bellator Welterweight World Champion. |
| 1:06.2 | His record, as of this taping, is 20 wins, five losses, seven wins by knockout, seven by submission, |
| 1:14.0 | 25 total fights. He fought in the UFC from 2010 to 2016. In August of 2016, he signed a new |
| 1:21.9 | contract with Bellator, and he is expected to defend his title against John Fitch in a fight that is simultaneously the |
| 1:29.2 | first round of the Bellator Welterway Grand Prix at Bellator 220 on April 27, 2019. So in just a couple |
| 1:38.4 | days or so, Rory is going to be in the Octagon in San Jose. And this was a fun podcast, a fun interview for a couple of reasons. |
| 1:46.6 | Number one, he's our first MMA fighter, I believe that we've had on the podcast. |
| 1:51.9 | So this is long overdue to have Rory on the show. |
| 1:56.3 | And also because Rory's faith in God is real and has been growing and growing in just the last |
| 2:04.3 | couple years. |
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