MacDonald wants fights with BJ Penn
“Right now I feel there’s a guy that I want to fight before he leaves the sport and that’s B.J….
“Right now I feel there’s a guy that I want to fight before he leaves the sport and that’s B.J. Penn,” he said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “That’s a guy I really want to fight. I respect him a lot. He’s a legend and I think it’d be a really good matchup for me to have that fight in Toronto.”
MacDonald made sure to note this was a respectful request and not a “call out” of a future Hall of Famer.
“I think it’d be a great opportunity,” he said. “I’d love the opportunity to fight a guy I’ve looked up to for a long time and watched since I’ve been a young kid, so we’ll see if he accepts.”
MacDonald said that he has already brought up the possibility to UFC brass, but only in passing.
“I’m throwing the idea out there,” he said. “If he’d like to do it, I’m more than ready to accept.”