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The Red King faced both men inside the Octagon during his time with the UFC, coming up trumps against Woodley in June 2014 before losing to Wonderboy almost two years to the day later at Fight Night 89.

It was to be his final fight in the promotion before departing for Bellator as a free agent.

And during an exclusive chat with Daily Star Online, the 27-year-old revealed why he regarded his defeat to Wonderboy as “the most embarrassing moment in his career”.

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“The way I look at fighting is that it should be a form of self-expression,” MacDonald explained.

“Leading up to that fight I got so carried away with him being a karate guy and so unique that I needed to somehow do that, to identify what he was doing.

“I lost a bit of my own strengths and my direction as a fighter and ended up fighting a kickboxing-karate match with him.

“It was just disappointing because that wasn’t me in there. It wasn’t fun. It wasn’t an enjoyable experience.

“Even if I go in there sometimes and lose and show heart, leave it all out there, I’m happy. That fight it just was kinda sour for me.”

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Wonderboy progressed to challenge for the title at UFC 209, earning a draw against champion Woodley despite being knocked down four times during the fight.

Both men earned Fight of the Night bonuses as Dana White immediately ordered the rematch in the post-fight press conference from New York City.

Woodley, 34, goes into the fight as a 5/4 underdog despite holding the belt, whereas Wonderboy has been backed as the 8/13 favourite.

Odds courtesy of Betfair.