Rory MacDonald is the most highly-touted welterweight prospect since Georges St-Pierre, but he is also human.
On Saturday, MacDonald posted a picture of himself on Twitter after what looks to have been a rough training session.
Unlike his post-fight mug shot in recent bouts, the 22-year-old UFC star looks like he was actually in a fight for once. He shows off a busted up eye to go along with a pair of bandages on the bridge of his nose.
If anything, this picture gives fans some rare insight into the everyday grind of an MMA fighter. These types of things happen all the time, but fighters learn to endure and continue training to be ready on fight night.
Black eyes, dislocated limbs, cuts, bruises —it’s all in a day’s work.
People get used to seeing MacDonald donkey-kong on everyone he faces in the Octagon, but in reality, things aren’t always like that in a training camp setting. MMA fighters are disciplined and humble because they understand anybody can get beat up on any given day.
It’s the way of the warrior, and these individuals have chosen to live their lives in this manner.
Whether MacDonald took a thrashing from a teammate or just simply ate a good jab in a light hearted sparring session, this photo represents the fact that no one is invincible, and MacDonald isn’t afraid to show that side of himself.
With that said, the “Terminator” now has a red eye to go along with his body of steel.
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