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UFC star Molly McCann won’t watch World Cup due to human rights abuses

Related Topics: UFC, Erin Blanchfield, FIFA World Cup

Molly McCann has no interest in watching the upcoming 2022 World Cup.

The UFC flyweight star revealed that she plans to boycott the event due to the well-documented human rights concerns facing host nation Qatar.

“I’m not bothered about that,” McCann said when asked by a reporter if “football was coming home” during the UFC 281 pre-fight media day. “I’m not feeling the Qatar vibes and all the human rights that haven’t gone down there. I won’t even be watching it.”

McCann, who is scheduled to face Erin Blanchfield on the UFC 281 preliminary card, used to play football as a teenager before choosing to become a professional fighter.