VANCOUVER, British Columbia – While the $85,000 bonus check Rory
MacDonald received for his “Fight of the Night” performance at
UFC 115 probably helped chase away the blues that
accompanied his first professional MMA loss, it did little to silence
the 17,000 angered fans at GM Place.
With MacDonald absorbing shot after shot from opponent Carlos Condit,
referee Kevin Dornan made the unpopular decision of stopping the fight
with just seven seconds left in a contest the Canadian youngster seemed
assured of no less than a draw result.
UFC president Dana White said the timing of
the ending was unfortunate, but he backed the referee’s decision
completely.