Rory MacDonald challenged Carlos Condit to a rematch just seconds after his UFC on FOX 5 win over B.J. Penn Saturday night, and the UFC wasted no time in putting the fight together.
Both MacDonald and Condit have been offered the fight, according to sources, and both have agreed to meet in 2013.
MMAJunkie.com first reported the news Wednesday.
The rematch is expected to take place March 16 in Montreal, although, the UFC has yet to officially confirm its return to “La Belle Province” on that date.
Condit defeated MacDonald via TKO with just 7 seconds remaining in their UFC 115 fight in June 2010. Had the fight gone the distance, most believe MacDonald would have won via judges’ decision.
“I was humiliated and embarrassed after that fight,” MacDonald told FUEL TV Saturday night. “I think about that fight all the time. It haunts me, and I really need to get past that chapter in my life.”
Condit responded to MacDonald’s challenge with two words: “I’m in.”
Since their first meeting, Condit (28-6) has gone 3-1, most recently losing a welterweight unification bout against Georges St-Pierre in Montreal last month.
MacDonald (14-1) has rebounded to win his last four in a row since suffering the first loss of his career against Condit in his home province of British Columbia.