MacDonald not getting next welterweight title shot
MacDonald told UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani that he was informed by the UFC that he would not be receiving the next crack at the belt despite standing next in line
Rory MacDonald has won eight of his last nine and three fights in a row. With this latest win over Taffec Saffiedine, he was expected to earn a welterweight title shot. Apparently, that will not be the case:
MacDonald told UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani that he was informed by the UFC that he would not be receiving the next crack at the belt despite standing next in line after his win over Tarec Saffiedine in October.
“It’s all good. I’m just gonna light up whoever is next. Like always,” MacDonald said.
Hendricks’ management team also stated that they haven’t been approached about the third fight with Lawler, but separate sources speaking to FOX Sports on Wednesday stated that preliminary discussions have started to put the fight together in the first half of 2015.