Efter att ha fightats mot Renan Barao, Brad Pickett och ”The California Kid” under 2013, har en skada hindrat Michael McDonald från att gå matcher under 2014. Men McDonald ser det inte som en undergång och har inte heller bråttom tillbaks till buren. I en intervju med FOX Sports delar den 23åriga fightern McDonald med sig av sina tankar kring sin nuvarande situation.
I feel like it solidified in my mind after I fought Urijah that I am not supposed to fight with a game plan. Every single time I’ve done that, I’ve failed in some way. Urijah did great, but the problem wasn’t him, it was me. Fights are never as you expect, so I believe that’s the last time I will do that and customize myself. I’m just going to trust myself and the skills God’s given me. That’s how I’ve gotten success, and that’s how I’m meant to do things. There’s a big bump on my hand, and when I start punching that’s what starts hurting, is the bump on my hand. It’s what’s causing me to lose strength. The doctor thinks it’s tendon damage. I think I have another month of rest from fighting before I can go in and get an MRI. Believe it or not, it was actually kind of satisfying. Fighting is a 24-hour a day job. Even your rest is for your work. Your food is for your work. Everything you do is for your work, so there is literally no rest when you’re fighting. I’d had like 6-7 months of work straight and I kind of knew if I beat Faber, I’d be pushing through four more months of straight working. Of course it sucked to lose. I’m not saying it was nice to lose, but it is nice to have a little bit of a break. I never like to lose. Not when it comes to building my career, but in building my life, it’s nice to have a breath of fresh air and relax a little bit. I just have to make sure my hand is at full strength before jumping in again. I love fighting, but I just have to make sure I’m healthy and can do it before breaking my body in the process.
