Rory MacDonald’s recent loss to Gegard Mousasi wasn’t the first of his career, but it was the first time that “The Red King” had ever looked completely overmatched.
Though MacDonald has experienced setbacks in the past, outside of a flat performance against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson he has always performed at an elite level whether in victory or defeat. His first loss came at the hands of Carlos Condit when MacDonald was just 21 years old and it was a matchup that MacDonald mostly dominated until being finished with less than 10 seconds remaining in the bout.