Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald Slated for UFC 133 in Philadelphia

by Scott Haber on May 23, 2011 4:07 PM EDT in UFC News

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The UFC has added another interesting bout the UFC 133 card, scheduled to take place on August 6th in Philadelphia, with the announcement of a welterweight match-up pitting wily veteran, Mike Pyle, against uber-prospect, Rory MacDonald:

UFC President Dana White announced today that the City of Brotherly Love will get another dose of high-impact welterweight action on August 6th with a veteran vs. prospect meeting.

"Welterweight standouts Mike ‘Quicksand’ Pyle and Rory ‘The Water Boy’ MacDonald have verbally agreed to fight at UFC 133 in Philadelphia," said White.

This isn't the first time that Pyle has been pitted against a highly-touted blue chip, as when he fought John Hathaway last October, Pyle was expected to wilt against the unrelenting pace of the young Brit. Pyle had other plans though and he rag-dolled Hathaway for three rounds to take an impressive unanimous decision. A decision victory over a very skilled grappler in Ricardo Almeida in March at UFC 128 brought Pyle's current winning streak to three.

Macdonald, on the other hand, recently found redemption in a three round beat down of the talented Nate Diaz at UFC 129. A promising young Canadian with excellent skills in all areas of MMA, Macdonald seemed destined for greatness after making quick work of Mike Guymon in his UFC debut, but after fading and succumbing to a late TKO against Carlos Condit last summer, Macdonald had to regroup and returned to make an impressive statement against Diaz.

The current UFC 133 card now includes:

-Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis
-Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
-Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
-Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce
-Mike Pyle vs. Rory Macdonald
-Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexander Gustafsson
-Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
-Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace
-Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan
-Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman
-Riki Fukuda vs. Rafael Natal

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I hope Pyle doesn’t do to him what he did to the Hathaway hype train.

by Tats16 on May 23, 2011 4:12 PM EDT reply actions

They are two different fighters though. I feel that Rory just has such a more well-rounded skillset than Hathaway. For example, Hathaway looked robotic in his striking against Pyle, but Rory has many tools in the standup department. While Pyle has in the past derailed the hype out of a young prospect, I just don’t think he’ll do that to all prospects, and especially to Rory.

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by chrisbboy82 on May 23, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope he does!

FUCK YEAH PYLE YOU MY BOY

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by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions

This should be a great fight

With high stakes for both, as the loser will have a long road back to their current standing.

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by Drunken cutman on May 23, 2011 4:15 PM EDT reply actions

nice fight here

big risk for both guys

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by milk72 on May 23, 2011 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

This going to be some good stuff.

I can’t remember the last time I yelled so hard at the TV during the fight then I did when Rory shat on Nate Diaz.

by Rahson on May 23, 2011 4:24 PM EDT reply actions

Assuming that's the final card

    -Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis
    -Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
    -Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
    -Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce
    -Mike Pyle vs. Rory Macdonald
    -Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexander Gustafsson
    -Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
    -Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace
    -Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan
    -Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman
    -Riki Fukuda vs. Rafael Natal

by alterbridge on May 23, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

this is gonna be a really fun card

the fight i’m least excited about is franklin vs lil nog which is still a pretty good fight

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by milk72 on May 23, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

This card is awesome!

by jirlow on May 23, 2011 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

not sure if I want ot buy this one...

would look nice with Aldo at the top…

by dbcb on May 23, 2011 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

pretty damn sick card

perhaps no “oh dear god i’m so excited”-fight, but there are some real interesting fights.
to be perfectly frank, apart from the main event i’d say Mike Pyle vs. Rory Macdonald and Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexander Gustafsson intrigue me the most. Primarily because the winner of respective bout will catapult either guy.

by jespitos on May 23, 2011 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

I think "Ragdolled" would be

more app to describe the Nate Diaz Rory Macdonald fight

by sportquips on May 23, 2011 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

thought, I must say...

hendricks vs pierce gets main card treatment instead of gustafsson vs teh janitor? big meh

Though, I can see a logic in the decision, teh vlad vs teh alex will indeed make people turn on spike, and very likely entice some ppv buys as a result of alex’ KTFO treatment of teh vlad.

by jespitos on May 23, 2011 4:46 PM EDT reply actions