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.
