Episode 11 – Talking the sale of UFC, will the fighters form a union, and Ian Uncle Creepy McCall?
On this episode we talk about the sale of UFC for 4.2 Billion dollars, and will Dana White remain at UFC for very long. Also, we discuss what this means for the fighters of UFC and the possibility of the fighters forming a union. We also listen to Jeremy’s interview with Ian Uncle Creepy McCall.
This was the last time we saw McCall inside the UFC cage and in his mind over the next two years it was the last time he would set foot in the cage as well.
The body’s gotten better, I actually gave up at one point because working and then I was still training and coaching and then it started to work and then the fight got offered, McCall told The Underground Podcast. Honestly they asked me if I wanted to fight in South Dakota and I said ‘nope’ then they said do you want to fight in South Dakota and I said ‘no did you not here me.’ They said again do you want a fight and I said ‘fine, whatever.’ Luckily they moved the fight to Atlanta.
I’m excited. It’s a good-sized card – it’s a great card. It’s an honor to be a part of it and I’m happy to be fighting such a good up and coming kid. My life is fucking awesome, I can’t really complain about anything.
The fight that he is so excited about is a return match-up against an up and coming 24-year-old talent, Justin Scoggins. UFC 201 features two title fights — Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley in the main event and flyweight’s Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis in the evening’s co-main event.
McCall didn’t decide to hang up the gloves because he was done with fighting, but instead because a nagging injury was keeping him from training the way a top fighter should be.
My arm wasn’t working. The pain was crazy; it just kept failing me, McCall said. I’d be shadow boxing and it’d give out. It was kind of weird to think about because one day I just said fuck this, I’m over it, and this hurts too much. About a month, two months later, I was training and I was in shape already and I don’t know it just started working again so here I am.
