Although it feels like he’s already been around forever, Rory MacDonald is still just 27 years old.
Perhaps it seems that way because “The Red King” has the resume of a fighter many years his senior. During his tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, MacDonald defeated current welterweight king Tyron Woodley, would-be No. 1 contender Demian Maia, all-time great B.J. Penn, pay-per-view needle-mover Nate Diaz and ex-Strikeforce king Tarec Saffiedine, to name a few. And that doesn’t even include his championship fight against Robbie Lawler at UFC 194, where MacDonald raised his stock even in defeat by being part of one the most memorable brawls in MMA history.