Rory MacDonald Plans on Staying at Welterweight for Now

Speaking to reporters in a media scrum at Bellator 214 ( viaMMAjunkie), Rory MacDonald discussed his upcoming fight with Jon Fitch in April. Below are some highlights.

Rory MacDonald on balancing his life: “I think I had a sufficient amount of time to just get back to it and just kind of figure out how to balance my peaceful life to my hard fight life. I’m too relaxed sometimes. It’s just like, ‘Yeah, I’ll fight. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid.’ It seems like I’m going to work, like I’m punching it. I didn’t have that hunger, that drive. The passion to put it out there and to showcase who I am, I kind of went out there to compete, and that’s it.”

Rory MacDonald on possibly going back up to 185 pounds: “One day maybe if welterweight goes really well (I’ll go back up). But for now, I’ll just stick to where I’m supposed to be for now.”