Paul Daley respects Rory MacDonald and calls him one of the world’s top welterweights, but he doesn’t exactly consider “The Red King” to be a dangerous opponent.
“Rory is well rounded and that’s about it. I don’t classify him as a dangerous fighter,” Daley said during a recent media call. “I don’t fear him in any way. I’ve fought all the big, bad, tough, scary guys. Rory is nowhere up there with those guys. What makes Rory dangerous is the fact that he’s well rounded. Sometimes that can also be a negative.”
MacDonald signed with Bellator MMA last summer but has remained on the sideline waiting for his nose — which was initially broken against Robbie Lawler at UFC 189 — to heal.