I don’t think he’s gone for good, but maybe he needs some time. People have no idea the kind of pressure it is to fight, and I have no idea what kind of pressure it is to hold the belt for [six years]. Before that he was headlining cards since he was younger than I am right now. That’s a lot of pressure. That’s a lot of interviews. That’s a lot of work, and the guy, he’s a machine.
- UFC Welterweight Rory MacDonald