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Ian McCall: “I’ve Made Peace With The Fact That I Might Never Fight Again”

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During his appearance on a recent episode of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com, UFC Flyweight contender “Uncle Creepy” Ian McCall spoke about a host of injuries he has sustained throughout his career and how it might affect his career going forward.

McCall broke down the list of injuries he deals with when talking with show-host Ariel Helwani.

“Just to put it in perspective, I have two bulging discs in my neck and then I have the four-part surgery on my shoulder, I fractured and dislocated my elbow, I got three surgeries, two breaks (in my hand), and I’ve had an infection in this arm. So my arm doesn’t work so well. Like, right now, my hand’s kind of numb.”

According to “Uncle Creepy,” he might be done fighting inside the Octagon as a result of his condition.

“I just have to be realistic. My body isn’t working very well. I do still train. I train every day, I teach every day. I still beat up on everybody. I just have to take it slow. I don’t know if my body can handle another training camp, because I train hard. Like everybody else, I train really hard. I also train very smart, but I just have a tendency to break. I’ve made peace with it – that I might never fight again – (but) do I want to fight? Of course. I want to fight. I would like nothing more than to fight, but I have to be realistic about it.”

“I have a child. I have a life,” McCall said. “My brain still works, so I’m just, you know, taking my time. If it takes until summer, if it takes until next year, if I never fight again, whatever. I’ve accomplished a lot. That’s a drug that is hard to come by, is performing in front of an audience like that. I want nothing more than that, but if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen.”

Ian McCall (13-5-1) last fought at UFC 183 in January of 2015, losing via unanimous decision to John Lineker.

McCall broke down the list of injuries he deals with when talking with show-host Ariel Helwani.

“Just to put it in perspective, I have two bulging discs in my neck and then I have the four-part surgery on my shoulder, I fractured and dislocated my elbow, I got three surgeries, two breaks (in my hand), and I’ve had an infection in this arm. So my arm doesn’t work so well. Like, right now, my hand’s kind of numb.”

According to “Uncle Creepy,” he might be done fighting inside the Octagon as a result of his condition.

“I just have to be realistic. My body isn’t working very well. I do still train. I train every day, I teach every day. I still beat up on everybody. I just have to take it slow. I don’t know if my body can handle another training camp, because I train hard. Like everybody else, I train really hard. I also train very smart, but I just have a tendency to break. I’ve made peace with it – that I might never fight again – (but) do I want to fight? Of course. I want to fight. I would like nothing more than to fight, but I have to be realistic about it.”

“I have a child. I have a life,” McCall said. “My brain still works, so I’m just, you know, taking my time. If it takes until summer, if it takes until next year, if I never fight again, whatever. I’ve accomplished a lot. That’s a drug that is hard to come by, is performing in front of an audience like that. I want nothing more than that, but if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen.”

Ian McCall (13-5-1) last fought at UFC 183 in January of 2015, losing via unanimous decision to John Lineker.

Daniel Cormier On Jon Jones’ UFC 197 Performance: “This Is The New Jon”

When Daniel Cormier steps into the Octagon in the UFC 200 light heavyweight title unification main event against former champion Jon Jones, he feels he will be competing against a different man than the one who beat him back in January of 2015.

Cormier explained at the recent UFC 200 press conference that in his UFC 197 fight against Ovince Saint Preux, the world saw the “new Jon Jones.”

“I think this is Jon, this is the new Jon, this is Jon Jones with all the muscle,” Cormier said on The MMA Hour. “This is Jon Jones that likes to lift weights, who’s a big guy that’s cutting weight and can’t rehyrdate the old way under USADA rules. This is Jon Jones in the real world today, so when we fight in July he’s going to look the same.”

According to D.C., he saw seeds of doubt in Jones’ mind when he wasn’t able to put away OSP inside the distance at UFC 197.

‘He’s going to have questions. And he’s going to question himself, and you could see him processing things inside the cage. He’ll go home now and he’ll wonder, guess what bud, that’s who you are now. That’s how he’ll look to July when I’m kicking your ass.”

While Jones claimed that the short notice change in opponent was the reason he couldn’t get the finish inside the Octagon, Cormier isn’t buying it.

“You know from a guy that again said ‘I want to thank my Lord and Savior for getting me here,’ then flipped me off two minutes later, you understand he flip flops,” Cormier said. “In the Octagon he said the issue was he prepared to fight me and Ovince is a southpaw. If you watch the fight, OSP was fighting conventional almost the entire time.”

Cormier vs. Jones II headlines the landmark UFC 200 event on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above quotes.

Cormier explained at the recent UFC 200 press conference that in his UFC 197 fight against Ovince Saint Preux, the world saw the “new Jon Jones.”

“I think this is Jon, this is the new Jon, this is Jon Jones with all the muscle,” Cormier said on The MMA Hour. “This is Jon Jones that likes to lift weights, who’s a big guy that’s cutting weight and can’t rehyrdate the old way under USADA rules. This is Jon Jones in the real world today, so when we fight in July he’s going to look the same.”

According to D.C., he saw seeds of doubt in Jones’ mind when he wasn’t able to put away OSP inside the distance at UFC 197.

‘He’s going to have questions. And he’s going to question himself, and you could see him processing things inside the cage. He’ll go home now and he’ll wonder, guess what bud, that’s who you are now. That’s how he’ll look to July when I’m kicking your ass.”

While Jones claimed that the short notice change in opponent was the reason he couldn’t get the finish inside the Octagon, Cormier isn’t buying it.

“You know from a guy that again said ‘I want to thank my Lord and Savior for getting me here,’ then flipped me off two minutes later, you understand he flip flops,” Cormier said. “In the Octagon he said the issue was he prepared to fight me and Ovince is a southpaw. If you watch the fight, OSP was fighting conventional almost the entire time.”

Cormier vs. Jones II headlines the landmark UFC 200 event on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above quotes.

Change Made To UFC 198 Card, As Kamaru Usman Removed

An injury to Kamaru Usman has opened the door for Luan Chagas to make his UFC debut later this month.

Chagas will take on Sergio Moraes at UFC 198 from Brazil, according to a report by MMAjunkie.

Riding a nine-fight win streak, Chagas (14-1) will…

An injury to Kamaru Usman has opened the door for Luan Chagas to make his UFC debut later this month.

Chagas will take on Sergio Moraes at UFC 198 from Brazil, according to a report by MMAjunkie.

Riding a nine-fight win streak, Chagas (14-1) will look to continue a run that includes all 15 of his pro fights being finishes. Moraes (10-2) has claimed four of five inside the Octagon, including each of his last four.

UFC 198 takes place May 14 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil and features Fabricio Werdum defending his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva-Uriah Hall and the UFC debut of Cris “Cyborg” Justino.

Conor McGregor To UFC: “Nobody Gives A F*ck About These Other Fights”

The latest chapter in the ongoing saga between Conor McGregor and the UFC has been written.

“The Notorious” one, who was pulled from his 170-pound rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200, which was originally scheduled to be the main event of the landmark…

The latest chapter in the ongoing saga between Conor McGregor and the UFC has been written.

“The Notorious” one, who was pulled from his 170-pound rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200, which was originally scheduled to be the main event of the landmark event, returned to social media on Sunday morning to take another shot at the UFC.

McGregor wrote the following on his official Instagram page:

“Nobody gives a fuck about these other fights until this one is settled. Cut the bullshit. Run it back. #RealFight”

As noted, when McGregor refused to take part in his promotional commitments around the Diaz rematch, UFC decided to pull him from the UFC 200 event. The new main event for UFC 200 will be a rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

UFC 200 is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nobody gives a fuck about these other fights until this one is settled. Cut the bullshit. Run it back. #RealFight

A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on May 1, 2016 at 4:21am PDT

Former UFC, Bellator Fighter Lavar Johnson Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

Former UFC and Bellator Heavyweight contender Lavar Johnson is on his way to jail.

ABC 30 out of Fresno, California is reporting that a Fresno County judge sentenced Johnson to five years in prison following a domestic abuse incident involving his girlfriend of seven years.

Johnson, who stands 6’4” and weighs 260 pounds, admitted to the beating, which took place back on August 11th following a drunken altercation.

The former MMA star reportedly slammed his girlfriend’s head against a wall and the ground before allegedly striking her repeatedly witgh knees and punches.

“It does appear there were times when Mr. Johnson could have stopped this offense,” Judge Glenda Allen-Hill told the court this week. “That he could have not inflicted the amount of damage that he inflicted on his victim, but he did not.”

Former UFC and Bellator Heavyweight contender Lavar Johnson is on his way to jail.

ABC 30 out of Fresno, California is reporting that a Fresno County judge sentenced Johnson to five years in prison following a domestic abuse incident involving his girlfriend of seven years.

Johnson, who stands 6’4” and weighs 260 pounds, admitted to the beating, which took place back on August 11th following a drunken altercation.

The former MMA star reportedly slammed his girlfriend’s head against a wall and the ground before allegedly striking her repeatedly witgh knees and punches.

Thiago Tavares vs. Doo Ho Choi Set For TUF 23 Finale

UFC announced a couple of new fights for their International Fight Week events in July this week.

Added to The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale event is an exciting lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Doo Ho Choi.

Tavares (20-6-1) and Choi (13-…

UFC announced a couple of new fights for their International Fight Week events in July this week.

Added to The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale event is an exciting lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Doo Ho Choi.

Tavares (20-6-1) and Choi (13-1) are both coming off wins heading into the TUF 23 Finale event, which will be the second of three consecutive events during International Fight Week, which concludes with the landmark UFC 200 event.

Headlined by the UFC Women’s Strawweight Title fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha, The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale takes place on July 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.