Rory MacDonald
With UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald just days away from his next fight, it’s certain that for most fighters, a roller coaster of emotions and thoughts run through ones mind as the moments count down to fight day.
For MacDonald, as the time winds down he finds his “focus becomes more intense” as he plays through the upcoming fight.
This Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia ‘The Waterboy’ get’s set to meet Che Mills in the co-main event of UFC 145.
MacDonad offers some last minute thoughts on the upcoming fight in his latest blog at Sportsnet.ca.
When I’m actually walking to the Octagon on fight night, my focus becomes more intense and I’m thinking more about specific techniques and moves I plan to use. Everything becomes more defined and accurate at this stage. Rather than just a fight, it becomes a test of technique, and I’m strategizing, going over in my head what tricks I can use to get the better of my opponent as quickly as possible.
There won’t be any negativity in my head at this point. No doubt, anxiety or fear. I don’t allow any of that stuff to enter my head. If anything, this is the most confident and self-assured I have ever been in my life. You have to be, moments before you step in the Octagon and fight. You have no other choice.
As far as the fight is concerned, I hope to achieve what I always hope to achieve. I plan on showing techniques that I’ve been working hard on in the gym and, as always, try to project a better version of myself than the fans saw last time I fought.