In a very impressive showing for a young fighter,
Rory MacDonald earned the biggest victory of his mixed martial arts career, dominating
Nate Diaz at
UFC 129.
The fight was a blowout; the judges scored it 30-26, 30-27 and 30-26 in favor of MacDonald. At age 21, MacDonald looks tremendous. He really poured it on in the third round and slammed Diaz hard to the ground three times, using wrestling-style belly-to-back suplexes to send Diaz crashing to the canvas.
The loss was the second in a row for Diaz, who simply doesn't look strong enough to deal with good opponents at 170 pounds. Diaz needs to move back down to lightweight or else he's going to keep getting overpowered, as he did against both MacDonald and Dong Hyun Kim in his last fight.
The victory improved the 21-year-old MacDonald to 11-1 in his MMA career. He has a great future ahead of him.
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UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Lyoto Machida throws a front kick that knocks out Randy Couture at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
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UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre makes his entrance to fight Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields bow to each other at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Bruce Buffer makes the official introductions for Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Jake Shields acknowledges his introduction at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre punches Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Jake Shields kicks Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre delivers a head kick against Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre punches Jake Shields at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields exchange punches at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields exchange punches at UFC 129 on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
UFC 129 Fight Night Photos
