Michael Robert McDonald (born January 15, 1991) is a retired American mixed martial artist.
A professional fighter from 2007 to 2017, McDonald fought mostly in regional promotions in his home state of California before signing with Zuffa in 2010.
[2] McDonald graduated in 2009 from Grace M. Davis High School where he was voted Best Athlete and Most Likely to Succeed.
Against the latter, McDonald later avenged his only professional defeat, which also earned him the Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight title with a second-round KO.
[4] In September 2010, at age 19, McDonald became the youngest fighter on the Zuffa roster when he signed with the WEC.
[7] However, Pace was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Edwin Figueroa.
[13] However, Eduardo was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Soto.
[15][16] McDonald fought former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Angel Torres on April 21, 2012, at UFC 145.
[25] After being sidelined for all of 2014 and 2015 nursing a litany of injuries, including multiple hand and wrist surgeries, McDonald returned to face Masanori Kanehara on January 2, 2016, at UFC 195.
[30] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round[31] On March 16, 2017, McDonald announced that he was parting ways with the UFC due to their dealing with him "very dishonestly and disrespectfully.
McDonald started learning woodworking at the age of fourteen and launched his business in 2012 as supplemental income to his fighting career.