Outraged By Disrespect Flyweights Get, Ian McCall Flies Off Handle In Interview

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Ian McCall isn’t happy.

In a bizarre interview with FOXSports, Ian McCall spoke out about the profession he chose and his upcoming match against John Lineker.

Here are some of the highlights courtesy of BloodyElbow.com

“It could be worse. I could have an office job and want to kill myself. It could be a lot worse,” McCall said. “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 f–king 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,” McCall told FOX Sports. “It’s just me complaining and I’ve got to shut up and do my job.”