UFC Fight Night 89 took place Saturday, June 18th in Ontario, Canada and was headlined by a welterweight fight between top contenders Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson.
Social Timeline
1:29 AM Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson throws a huge spinning wheel kick that doesn’t quite land flush:
Lightning fast wheel kick from @WonderboyMMA catches Rory MacDonald and busts him up! #UFCOttawa https://t.co/uTBn2cyuFb
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 19, 2016
1:23 AM The two fighters started exchanging some big strikes in the fourth round:
Some leather being exchanged here in the fourth round!! What a technical, razor close fight! #UFCOttawa https://t.co/gqqP3WsQ21
— UFC (@ufc) June 19, 2016
1:19 AM Heading into the championship rounds (4 and 5), fans were split on who they thought was winning the fight:
Heading into the fourth round! Who you got so far? #UFCOttawa
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 19, 2016
1:01 AM The fighters stare down and get last minute instructions from referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy:
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! #UFCOttawa pic.twitter.com/GKJvos4m7S
— UFC (@ufc) June 19, 2016
Official Result: Stephen Thompson defeated Rory MacDonald by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 48-47)
About Rory MacDonald
TRAINING: I train one to two times a day Monday to Saturday, between jiu-jitsu, wrestling, boxing, kickboxing and conditioning.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I have always enjoyed fighting since I was really little, and I have always watched boxing and MMA since I was a kid. So when I discovered a MMA gym in the town I live in (Kelowna BC) I went there and never left and eventually it evolved into me becoming a pro fighter.
What ranks and titles have you held? I won the King of the Cage Canadian lightweight championship at the age of 18. At 19 I became the King of the Cage world lightweight champion. Black belt in jiu-jitsu under David Lea
source: ufc.com
About Stephen Thompson
TRAINING: My training camp consists of “3 a days”. Strength & Conditioning in the morning. Thomas Lee Wrestling and RCJ Machado Jiu-jitsu at noon and Pitch Black Kickboxing in the evenings.
When and why did you start training for fighting? When I was three years old. My father was a professional fighter and owned a Karate school. All the kids in our family started training at age three.
What ranks and titles have you held? Five-time world champion kickboxer. I hold a 5th degree black belt in Tetsushin Ryu Kempo Karate, a 1st degree in Tetsushin Ryu Jujitsu and a Purple belt in RCJ Machado Jiu-jitsu.
source: ufc.com
