Sean McCorkle wants to kick Oprah in the face

Dallas Winston: To put it mildly, you are now basically rich and famous. Tell us about the journey of working your way up to local dominance and then UFC stardom with a decisive first round submission over a heralded Pride icon?

Sean McCorkle: Well, I was rich before, so that hasn’t changed. The famous part is pretty cool, especially now that I have gone Hollywood, and have new friends. New famous friends. I’m sure they’ll all be by my side until the day I die. Or until I lose a couple fights in a row and get cut by the UFC.

DW:  Since you were discussing your fight on the UG before UFC 119 ended, I’m guessing the UG means more to you than others. Explain this unique fascination with the legendary Underground Forum?

SM:  I just was very eager to rub my lighting quick submission victory in the faces of my haters. And few people know that I posted that I had won my fight via submission 15 minutes before the fight actually started. That’s how confident I was that I would win. The Underground is unlike any other forum on the internet. At least that’s what I’ve been told. Although one of my biggest strengths as a fighter is my internet savvy, I’ve never really seen or posted on another message board.

DW:  Your next opponent is Stefan Struve, who has already stated that he’s going to shut your big mouth with his big fist. Your response?

SM:  My original thought was wondering why he would use his fist to tap out, and why on my mouth of all places?

I’m going to beat Struve, and I’m going to make it look easy. Then all my haters will talk about how he was never any good to begin with. Just like they did with Mark Hunt. Nevermind the fact that I beat Hunt 8 times faster than Fedor did.

DW: Struve has taken to guerrilla warfare on your turf by initiating a Photoshop thread to disparage you on the UG. What do you think of this tactic and it’s effectiveness so far?

SM:  I think he has gained a few fans by spending a total of about ten minutes making three posts on the UG, and leaving the comedy up to the other members. He’s like Barrack Obama heroically leading our troops to victory in Afghanistan from his desk in the oval office. There have been some pretty funny pictures so far though. I’ve got some special things planned for him in the weeks leading up to the fight.

DW:  Is there a particular opponent you would really like to face?

SM:  I’d love to face Chael Sonnen in a trash talking battle. There aren’t really any guys in the UFC that I really want to fight because most of them are really tough. Most of the people I’d like to fight aren’t good enough to fight in the UFC. Like Jason Guida, Sam Hoger, or Oprah Winfrey. I’ve always wanted to soccer kick her right in the face.

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