Former UFC welterweight title challenger and current Bellator contender Rory MacDonald didn’t hold back during today’s Reddit AMA . MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who recently made a successful Bellator debut with a submission victory over vet Paul Daley in May, answered a number of questions from fans as part of the social-media site’s “ask me anything” event. Related Bellator 179 highlights: Rory MacDonald pounded Paul Daley, but you need to see this flying knee However, one answer stuck out – one that involved former champion Robbie Lawler , who scored a come-from-behind TKO victory over MacDonald in a legendary bout that was named MMAjunkie’s 2015 “ Fight of the Year .” During today’s Reddit AMA, user “ cczzrr ” asked Macdonald if Lawler “was on peds when you fought.” His answer (which came in all caps, like all of his other answers) was succinct: “IM CONVINCED HE WAS.” The July 2015 bout took place just weeks after the UFC launched its drug-testing program with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which also tested UFC 189 fighters, all of the tests – including Lawler’s – came back clean . MacDonald, though, seems convinced otherwise, though he didn’t go into details or elaborate during the AMA
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Rory MacDonald’s all-caps Reddit AMA included a Robbie Lawler PED accusation – MMA Junkie