Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald advances to PFL playoffs despite loss to Sweden's Sy
Canadian welterweight Rory (The Red King) MacDonald is headed to the Professional Fighters League playoffs despite losing via decision to Sadibou (The Swedish Denzel) Sy at PFL 6.
The judges scored Friday night's bout at Overtime Elite Arena 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 for Sy (11-6-2 with one no-contest).
The taller Sy was able to fight off MacDonald's takedown attempts and use his movement to score with punches from range.
"Preparing for this guy, I swear I woke up in the middle of the night and I'm like 'Damn, I'm facing Rory,"' Sy said after the decision. "He made me better:"
MacDonald (23-9-1) has lost three of his last four outings and is 3-5-2 over his last eight.
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