In this week’s Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and former UFC/WEC fighter Danny Downes discuss Rory MacDonald ’s big win and his post-fight attempts to shy away from the spotlight. * * * * Fowlkes: I don’t know if you noticed it, Danny, but there was a weird moment at the UFC 174 post-fight press conference when Rory MacDonald started talking about fighting in front of a hometown crowd in the great northern wilds. When asked about carrying the hopes of his home country upon his shoulders, MacDonald noted that he wants to be liked by his fellow Canadians, “ but I don’t want to be a superstar .” I wouldn’t worry too much about that happening just yet if I were MacDonald, but it’s also kind of a weird thing to say, right? Especially after perhaps the biggest win of your career, in a fight that, depending on how the Robbie Lawler-Matt Brown tilt shakes out next month, could conceivably land you in a UFC title fight?
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Trading Shots: Whether or not he wants it, is Rory MacDonald a star in the making? – MMA Junkie