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Give Rory MacDonald a “Just Bleed” t-shirt, a cold beer and enough mayhem to fill a late-'80s Jean-Claude Van Dammemovie.

The top UFC welterweight contender isn’t hip to all of the rules and regulations of modern-day MMA. If it were up to him, there would be headbutts, no time limit and kicks and knees to the head of a downed opponent.

It would be just like the good ol’ days, as MacDonald told The Fight Network:

I’d like that. It doesn’t play into fan-friendly things because guys get tired and it can drag on. You’ve seen that in the older UFCs with those rules. But yeah, I’m a purist kind of guy. I like knees to the head on the ground, kicks to the head on the ground, headbutts. I think those are all really good tools for human body weapons. I think those are important....

 

[La Paix]

Who else has gone on the record saying this? BJ? Help me out here, anytime after the dark ages would be nice.

 

[ThatOneDude]

That'd be cool, a once a year event that's a throw back to ufc 1

 

[La Paix]

That'd be cool, a once a year event that's a throw back to ufc 1

That would be an amazing year end event. Gloves, gi, pants are all optional.

 

[girlandcoconut]

That would be an amazing year end event. Gloves, gi, pants are all optional.

Pants optional? Count me in. #TeamNoPants

 

[La Paix]

Pants optional? Count me in. #TeamNoPants

Pants would've soften the shots here. Even if its by 1% its worth it.

 

[Wild]

Mullets mandatory

 

[Morpheushasleftthebuilding]

Who else has gone on the record saying this? BJ? Help me out here, anytime after the dark ages would be nice.

the no time limit, GSP i think

 

[MMAHAWK]

Who else has gone on the record saying this? BJ? Help me out here, anytime after the dark ages would be nice.

@Cody Gibson said he would prefer vale tudo during the Q & A

 

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Boss

 

[Cody Gibson]

@Cody Gibson said he would prefer vale tudo during the Q & A

I'd be down for everything we saw in the early UFC's with an exception to nut shots, eye gauging, fish hooking...I think thats it haha.

 

[Wild]

I'd be down for everything we saw in the early UFC's with an exception to nut shots, eye gauging, fish hooking...I think thats it haha.

You don't want any of this?

 

[Zeph]

You don't want any of this?

Keith Hackney #1 in population control.

 

[La Paix]

I'd be down for everything we saw in the early UFC's with an exception to nut shots, eye gauging, fish hooking...I think thats it haha.

Fish hooking is a legit technique. With hands low fake the low front kick and shoot in for a sloppy single, side control transition to back control, insert finger then fish hook until tap is felt, collect belt and riches....

 

[Zeph]

Bryan Carraway can tell you how effective fish hooking is.

 

[Ministry of Silly Walks]

Pants would've soften the shots here. Even if its by 1% its worth it.

i was just going to look this up, and post "no nut shots"

 

[Ministry of Silly Walks]

I'd be down for everything we saw in the early UFC's with an exception to nut shots, eye gauging, fish hooking...I think thats it haha.

eye gouging is legal.

 

[La Paix]

If Rory is set up with Bellator is there a chance he can fight for Rizin in Japan and get some PRIDE rules? Get him in a OWGP Ffs!

 

[regular john]

he could very well win that OWGP they're planning.

 

[La Paix]

he could very well win that OWGP they're planning.

I wonder what he could weigh in at and still feel good. Anywhere near 200lbs seems good imo.

 

[regular john]

I wonder what he could weigh in at and still feel good. Anywhere near 200lbs seems good imo.

yeah I'm guessing big time but I think a UFC WW walk around weight is exactly around that. guys that are semi giants walking on the street but are not very tall.