Things took a dark turn when UFC Flyweight contender Ian McCall spoke about his upcoming UFC Fight Night 56 bout with John Lineker during an interview with FOXSports.com.
“Uncle Creepy” spoke about the possibility of fighting to the death with Lineker this Saturday in Minas, Gerais, Brazil.
Below is an excerpt from the interview.
“It could be worse. I could have an office job and want to kill myself. It could be a lot worse. This job is killing us. Realistically, this job is ruining the one vehicle we have — our bodies and our brains. It’s killing me. It’s killing all of us, but I signed up for it. Just like all these football players. They want to make all these cheesy rules — you can’t hit guys, they can’t hit each other as hard. You signed up for this. John Lineker could kill me and I have no problem with that. I could kill him and I have no fucking problem with that either. It’s part of the sport. All of the suffering we put in, the training and everywhere else at home, I don’t get to see my kid as much, the diet, I have to eat vegan food all week and it sucks. It’s not fun. But I do what I love and I get underpaid for it, but I still get paid. It could be worse. I could have a 9 to 5. I know we don’t get credit and we don’t get the love, but this is a No. 1 contender’s fight. This is kind of a big deal. This is No. 3 versus No. 4 and to get the least amount of respect we’re getting. Shockingly, we’re co-main event now ’cause someone had to get hurt. It’s a slap in the face. It’s just me complaining and I’ve got to shut up and do my job.”
This is just another one of many headlines McCall has made in recent weeks for making outrageous statements, such as his belief that men are “twice the fighters” women are, and that “no one cares about Flyweights.”
Headlined by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Ovince St. Preux, UFC Fight Night 56 takes place on Saturday, November 8, 2014 from the Ginasio Municipal Gym in Minas Gerais, Brazil, airing live on FOX Sports 1.
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