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Jason Anthony "The Athlete" MacDonald (born June 3, 1975) is a mixed martial artist who competes in the 185 lb division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Born and raised in Merigomish, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Jason currently resides in Red Deer, Alberta and fights out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is regarded as one of Canada's top middleweight mixed martial artists.
[edit] MMA career
He made his UFC debut Oct. 10th, 2006 at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter with a win over TUF 3 finalist Ed Herman via triangle choke in the first round. On December 30, 2006, at UFC 66, MacDonald defeated Chris Leben with a modified guillotine choke submission in the second round. Other notable wins include victories over UFC veterans Joe Doerksen, Gideon Ray (in MacDonald's home province of Nova Scotia), and Bill Mahood. Before fighting in the UFC, Jason had tried out for The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show on multiple occasions, but did not make the cut. It is therefore of note that he is currently 2-0 against participants from The Ultimate Fighter TV show during UFC events.
At UFC 68: The Uprising on Saturday March 3rd, MacDonald fought former UFC Middleweight champion Rich "Ace" Franklin in Franklin's return bout. Franklin mounted MacDonald in the final seconds of round two, causing enough injury to MacDonald's left eye area that his corner advised him to throw in the towel, and Franklin was declared the winner.
[edit] MMA record
| 18-7-0 (wins-losses-draws) |
| Date |
Result |
Opponent |
Event |
Method |
Round |
Time |
| 3/3/2007 |
Loss |
Rich Franklin |
UFC 68: The Uprising |
TKO (Corner stoppage at the end of the 2nd round) |
2 |
5:00 |
| 12/30/2006 |
Win |
Chris Leben |
UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 |
Submission (Modified Guillotine Choke) |
2 |
4:03 |
| 10/10/2006 |
Win |
Ed Herman |
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter |
Submission (Triangle Choke) |
1 |
2:43 |
| 9/8/2006 |
Win |
Neil Berry |
MFC 10: Unfinished Business |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
1 |
1:39 |
| 7/22/2006 |
Win |
Fritz Paul |
ECC 3: East Coast Warriors |
Submission (Verbal) |
1 |
2:14 |
| 6/30/2006 |
Win |
Jerry Spiegel |
ECC 2: Collision Course |
TKO |
2 |
0:33 |
| 4/29/2006 |
Win |
Gideon Ray |
ECC 1: Extreme Cage Combat 1 |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
5:00 |
| 3/10/2006 |
Loss |
Patrick Côté |
MFC 9: No Excuses |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
5 |
? |
| 11/25/2005 |
Loss |
Kalib Starnes |
NFC 5: National Fighting Challenge 5 |
TKO |
1 |
4:37 |
| 10/22/2005 |
Win |
Joe Doerksen |
UCW 3: Caged Inferno |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
4 |
4:37 |
| 9/9/2005 |
Win |
Chris Fontaine |
MFC 8: Resurrection |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
2 |
? |
| 7/15/2005 |
Loss |
Shonie Carter |
TKO 21: Collision |
Decision |
3 |
5:00 |
| 5/20/2005 |
Loss |
Marvin Eastman |
WEF: Sin City |
Decision |
3 |
5:00 |
| 4/16/2005 |
Loss |
Jason Brilz |
KOTC: Edmonton |
Decision (Split) |
2 |
5:00 |
| 10/16/2004 |
Loss |
Matt Horwich |
EFC 3: Extreme Fighting Challenge 3 |
Submission (Armbar) |
1 |
? |
| 5/1/2004 |
Win |
Antony Rea |
AFC 8: Absolute Fighting Championships 8 |
Submission |
1 |
2:22 |
| 7/24/2003 |
Win |
Ulysses Castro |
AFC 1: Adrenaline Fighting Championships 1 |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
2 |
2:49 |
| 2/22/2003 |
Loss |
Bill Mahood |
MFC 7: Undisputed |
TKO |
2 |
? |
| 11/29/2002 |
Win |
Jeromie Sills |
MFC 6: Road To Gold |
Submission (Triangle Choke) |
1 |
? |
| 9/21/2002 |
Win |
Yan Pellerin |
MFC: Unplugged |
Submission (Heel Hook) |
1 |
? |
| 6/1/2002 |
Win |
Cameron Brown |
MFC 5: Sweet Redemption |
Submission (Choke) |
2 |
4:09 |
| 3/3/2002 |
Win |
Shannon Ritch |
MFC 4: New Groundz |
Submission (Choke) |
1 |
? |
| 11/24/2001 |
Win |
Chris Peak |
MFC 3: Canadian Pride |
Submission (Keylock) |
1 |
1:54 |
| 4/30/2000 |
Win |
Bill Mahood |
MFC 2: Rumble at the Jungle |
Submission (Choke) |
N/A |
? |
| 11/12/2000 |
Win |
Shane Biever |
NLO: Northern Lights Out |
Submission (Choke) |
1 |
? |
| 12/18/1999 |
Win |
Ken Manderson |
PAC: Punch and Crunch |
Submission (Armbar) |
1 |
? |
[edit] Theme Music
| List of Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald's entrance music: |
| Event |
Song Title |
Artist |
Album |
| UFC 68 |
Turn The Page |
Metallica |
Garage Inc. |
| UFC 66 |
The Enemy |
Godsmack |
IV |
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