Ian McCall was supposed to combat Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 73 but unfortunately had to pull out because of injury. McCall (13-5) caught up with MMAOddsBreaker on Episode 115 of The Parting Shot Podcast that Sunday to discuss his latest injury. Injury that compelled him out of Dustin Ortiz fight at UFC Fight Night 73″I have a tear in my shoulder, in my labrum and a tear in my bicep. I mean I’m literally in the physicians now talking about it. It is what it is, we train hard and I am fragile apparently. I must pull from a good deal of s**t. It stinks, but when you train as hard as I do and you have been doing so as long as I do, its part of the match .” Career Plagued with Injuries”My UFC profession has been just been plagued with injuries and it’s frustrating. This is my chief source of income, I have other things I do however, that is my main source. I have a little girl to feed, that I feed my own and it stinks. However, on a different note, this is my passion; this is precisely what I love to do. I’m 31 years old, I’m not getting younger I’ve been in fights for 13 decades. To see my body fail me time and time again it is hard. It’s one of these things it makes you question a lot. I am such a healthy person, my household is like incredibly healthy, and you know my kid has to have a very strict diet. I have had my hip, groin tear, that can be bad. I am sure I’ll have to get a hip replacement . I’ve had three hand surgeries. I got into a car crash not too long ago and messed up my shoulder. It’s always a thing, but it’s far better than having an actual job.” Getting Positive and Optimistic”Most of my life I have been a pessimist to be honest. I look at it in various ways, it could be worse, I might be dead. I might have lost complete use of my arm or anything. There are a whole lot of things I consider. I have to maintain a positive mindset because I must be a good role model for team-mates and my child. It is one of these things I’m not going to sit around and sulk. That is what it is, I will be al right.” Thoughts on Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson II in UFC 191″Demetrious is evolving and I think that now he’s found a little more power in his punches. His overall game is always changing and becoming better. I think he’ll beat Dodson, is he going to complete [him]? I really don’t understand. I believe this is one guy he’ll have a hard time completing. He finished Horoguchi with one minute left, as much as I want to beat his face in, he’s outstanding. He’s the precise guy you want as champion when it comes to performance. I’m going to go together on this one for certain.” Reduction to John Lineker”Oh man that has been enormous. I got too emotional; I revealed the first round that I could definitely beat him. People were just like’Oh he is a bantamweight’ I do not care; the man still isn’t very good I must have overcome him. I think I showed that you’re not likely to knock me out even though you are a huge puncher. My face will split open before you knock me out and that’s exactly what occurred. With me it’s outside things, they always distract me, girl issues or what have you. I just kind of fell apart after that round. I am smart enough to understand that I was going to lose that struggle sitting . Anthony Kiedis and Dane White came around and said hi and I am just kind of like, I’m screwed. This was a psychological thing, that has always been my biggest downfall. I have a new mental coach, he’s my mind Sherpa. He’s overall made me a much better person. So far as my optimism goes, he is a big part of it” Feeling Overlooked at Flyweight Division”I would not say overlooked, there’s other folks to talk about. I blew it with John; I screwed up in this fight. So perhaps I do not deserve to be talked about it. Let’s say this injury is 6 months, they will talk about me after that, that’s fine. You can find other people who deserve it. Regardless of how good I could be or how good I am, it is not my turn. DJ needs people to struggle, the branch needs people to shake and move and create a big jolt. I do not mind it, it is cool, anything.” Raising a daughter as a single father”Yeah it is not easy; realistically I do not know anything about women. I know how to get one in bed that’s about it. I sit there sometimes and stare at her like’what is going on?’ Don’t cut your hair, do not put soap in areas, like I don’t understand. Realistically I’ve a lot aid, I live with my father. My father got a divorce, he said proceed in, and I’ll assist you. My dad’s retired so he kind of plays mother on a daily basis. My step mom is still around; my kid’s grandma is around so I do have a lot of assistance. So I’m not going to say I’m doing this alone, because I’m not. It requires a village to raise a baby and I received a village of folks around me. Even though there are days where I must take her into the gym, there is always someone there. She is pretty damn independent I can take her to the shore; she can run around and swim on her own. She’s going to be alright.” UFC Reebok Uniforms”I used to work for a fashion design firm; the sole fighters I hang out with are people I’m forced to hang out my buddies. I hang out with artists, fashion designers, artists and musicians and materials. They are hideous, such as Jose Aldo stated we seem like f***kin Power Rangers. The gear is actually comfy; obviously Reebok makes a fantastic product. I don’t know who left the design, regardless of what generation we are in 80’s 90’s, which does not fit anything, it is just awful. But maybe I’m wrong; perhaps I’m looking for something a little cooler looking. Its performance based gear; that is all that matters. It’s an evolution of the game. We wanted it to excel, sure we’re not going to get paid that much money but it is what it is. If you have a problem then stop, these are the amounts we must manage. Now if you are smart and you can market yourself and advertise yourself in ways like I have. I have external patrons; I’ve Layrite, that is similar to a hair and mustache merchandise. I have got a great deal of clothes and lifestyle companies. I get a good deal of exposure from stuff like this. People today will need to know to step outside the boxmake money for themselves and have a wise agent.” Thoughts on Reebok Deal”Yeah that would have been nice, but at exactly the exact same time they operate a business. They operate a multi-billion dollar company that’s a premiere sports league. If you find the machine that is your UFC, in the inside it’s outstanding. The people are great; the business design is simply remarkable. I would never say anything bad about how it’s all run, it’s beautiful if you appreciate business. The matter is they did not need to consult with us since it is their business. We’re a commodity; as far as I want to say cool we should be making money like baseball, soccer and basketball. Because we ought to we are really putting our lives at stake. But we’re not and I do not wish to quote Urijah Faber, he said’I got into this for the money’ honestly I get it, I am a businessman.” Outside sponsors”Financially I am always going to be ok. I am always going to find methods [to make money]. I own a portion of a social networking company, I have a series that I host called Direct Endorsement, and it’s a big charity matter. I have other things that is going to make me money, therefore I will be ok. I really do believe for guys that don’t have much else or guys that are not that smart. But that is their own fault, figure it out it’s not rocket science” Being on Joe Rogan’s”Fight Companion” show”Yeah I was talking to Joe not too long ago. I’ve a growing friendship with Joe for quite a while, we constantly talk about it but it’s a little bit of a drive out of my home with all the visitors. I will be up there shortly, I must do some stuff in the region so that I’ll be on there shortly.” You follow Ian on Twitter @Unclecreepymma and his host DirectEndorcements.com. You can listen to the entire audio version of this meeting on Episode 115 of this Parting Shot Podcast this Sunday.

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