Post by Phoenix FC on Aug 6, 2022 12:49:20 GMT -5
Rory MacDonald steps out to the stage and sits down at the table, surprisingly jovial and upbeat after the 39 second TKO loss to BJ Penn in the main event at ManMMA 57. He takes his seat and grabs a mic, having not even changed out of his fight gear.
Reporter: You seem surprisingly happy after that loss to BJ tonight, Rory. Are you not disappointed?
Rory MacDonald: I'm very disappointed, but you can't help but laugh at what a joke that fight ended up being cuz of a quack doctor and an incompetent ref like Dan Miragliotta.
Reporter: So, you're ok?
Rory MacDonald: I'm totally fine. Do I sound like I'm hurt? Am I slurring my speech? No. I'm not. BJ got one shot in on me. That's it... And they called the fight on that. Meanwhile, I was the guy beating the hell out of BJ at that point. You'd think they'd call the fight in my favor when I was the aggressor, but I was robbed, plain and simple. It literally felt like Montreal Screw Job from WWE, except that we're in Peru, not Canada. One punch, from anyone, isn't going to take me down, usually. There was just something fishy about this one tonight. Especially since I was in the advantageous position when the fight was called.
Reporter: We saw you raise arms as though you'd won, once the fight was called.
Rory MacDonald: Yeah... Of course I did. I honestly thought I had won at first, cuz BJ really wasn't really defending the shots I was delivering to him when it was called. Is that the reaction of a guy who's out on his feet or injured? No. As far as I'm concerned, I should be the champion right now. Period. I dunno if they're protecting BJ, or what the case is in this situation, but I'm no worse for wear. I feel like I could go back out there and finish the job right now.
Reporter: So, you do feel you deserve a rematch?
Rory MacDonald: Of course I do. I believe I won. The people I've spoken to either feel I won, or, at the very least, the fight should have continued, but that's not for me to decide whether I get the rematch or not. That's for the ManMMA brass to get their shit together and figure out what the fuck went wrong out there. I won the very first tournament I ever qualified for to become the number one contender for the Welterweight title. So, if I have to go and do it a second time, so be it. It's not like I'm never going to be in this position again. Sure, my fight record will reflect a loss in this one based on a bullshit call, by a bullshit ref, and an even more bullshit doctor. I wasn't hurt. I wasn't KO'd, and I didn't submit... Therefore, in my mind, I didn't really lose anything. It was just a shit call. Any other questions from anyone else?
