{"id":118573,"date":"2014-11-09T16:37:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T00:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=118573"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:10:51","slug":"ian-mccall-reveals-blood-infection-forced-him-from-lineker-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ian-mccall-reveals-blood-infection-forced-him-from-lineker-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McCall Reveals Blood Infection Forced Him From Lineker Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/ian-mccall-disses-lineker-with-step-brothers-quote-i-dont-like-his-face\/ufc-on-fx-johnson-v-mccall-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115841\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mccall.jpg\" alt=\"UFC on FX: Johnson v McCall\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mccall.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mccall-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mccall-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ian Mcall and John Lineker were set to face off in the co-main event of yesterday night&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 56 in what was likely a #1 contender match.<\/p>\n<p>The night before the bout &#8216;Uncle Creepy&#8217; was forced from the bout due to illness according to UFC President Dana White.<\/p>\n<p>McCall revealed to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/11\/8\/7178321\/ian-mccall-cites-blood-infection-for-withdrawal-from-john-lineker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting&#8217;s <\/a>Ariel Helwani that a blood infection forced him from the bout, and ultimately landed him in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Bacterial infection in my blood. My body just failed me after the weigh-ins,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UFC blood tested me a few weeks ago and it showed I had a slight infection. I just figured I&#8217;d work through it.  I&#8217;m in such great shape and am so healthy I didn&#8217;t think it would affect me like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since getting to Brazil, I&#8217;ve had a fever and only slept one to hours a night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very sorry about how all this happened, especially to John [Lineker].  We both needed this fight for so many reasons. We still do. Hopefully the UFC grants me another opportunity.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Mcall and John Lineker were set to face off in the co-main event of yesterday night&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 56 in what was likely a #1 contender match. The night before the bout &#8216;Uncle Creepy&#8217; was forced from the bout due to illness according to UFC President Dana White. 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