Ian McCall: ‘I’m one injury away from never fighting again’

In the past three years, Ian McCall has been booked to fight eight times. But only two of those pairings actually went down as planned, the majority of them being scrapped because of an “Uncle Creepy” injury or illness.

He’s scheduled to fight Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast, Northern Ireland this weekend. With less than seven days to go, it’s looking good — that said, McCall was scheduled to fight twice this past summer and both matchups were cancelled during fight week.

Over the past few years, the various injuries McCall has suffered have taken a toll on his body. He’s seriously contemplated retirement. And that wasn’t too long ago. He hopes his fight this weekend isn’t his…