By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) Several sources are reporting that Kelowna, British Columbia native Rory Macdonald (12-1) will be fighting British fighter Che Mills (14-4) at UFC 145 in Montreal on March 24, although the Ultimate Fighting Championship has yet to announce the event. Macdonald had been scheduled to face Brian Ebersole this past weekend at UFC 140 [...]
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Rory Macdonald and Claude Patrick added to UFC 140 in Toronto
September 6th, 2011 
Andy Cotterill By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) “Two of the welterweight division’s most promising contenders have verbally agreed to fight as Brian ‘Bad Boy’ Ebersole (48-14-1) takes on Rory ‘Ares’ Macdonald (12-1) December 10 in Toronto,” said UFC president Dana White today via UFC.com. The Kelowna, BC raised Macdonald has gone 3-1 since he joined the UFC a [...]
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Tags: Brian Ebersole, Claude Patrick, Rich Attonito, Rory Macdonald, Toronto, UFC, UFC 140 
No Comments »Goodbye ‘Waterboy,’ Hello ‘Ares’
June 6th, 2011 Andy Cotterill By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) Rory Macdonald no longer wants to be known as the ‘Waterboy,’ a nickname that he has had for several years. Instead, the 21-year-old welterweight wunderkind from Kelowna, British Columbia has decided that he wants a name that’s a little more martial, and he has selected ‘Ares.’ after the Greek God of [...]
UFC Fighters To Get Twitter Bonuses
May 11th, 2011 Andy Cotterill By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) This week is the annual UFC Fighter summit, where the Las Vegas based promotion brings all of their contract fighters together for a whirlwind week of meetings. While there they discuss topics such as Athletes & Gambling, and the Dangers of Drastic Weight Cutting. See the photo on the bottom of [...]
St. Pierre, Aldo retain Titles at UFC 129
May 1st, 2011 Andy Cotterill By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) It didn’t turn out to be the “Don’t Blink” kind of fight that Georges St. Pierre had promised, but after 5 hard fought rounds with Jake Shields the French-Canadian remained the UFC welterweight champion. In what was the largest crowd to ever watch an MMA event in North America, 55,000 fans [...]
Photos: Rory Macdonald trains for Nate Diaz at UFC 129
April 26th, 2011 Andy Cotterill 
Rory Macdonald Ready for Nate Diaz
April 26th, 2011 Andy Cotterill By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) Apr 25, 2011 At the age of 21 most young people are still trying to decide what they’re going to do with their lives, but Kelowna, B.C.’s Rory Macdonald has known for years. Macdonald (10-1) had his first mixed martial arts fight at the tender age of sixteen, and now five [...]
