{"id":128126,"date":"2015-02-01T14:49:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T22:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=128126"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:52:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:52:32","slug":"ian-mccall-apologizes-fans-following-loss-lineker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ian-mccall-apologizes-fans-following-loss-lineker\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McCall Apologizes To Fans Following Loss To Lineker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ian-McCall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ian-McCall.png\" alt=\"Ian McCall\" width=\"484\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ian-McCall.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ian-McCall-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ian-McCall-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Ian-McCall-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last night on the preliminary card of UFC 183, Ian McCall fought John Lineker to a decision.  The decision saw the bout scored in favor of Lineker unanimously.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the bout however, there was some controversy.  Lineker missed weight by 5 pounds, marking the 4th time he has missed weight, and ultimately forcing UFC President Dana White to no longer allow him to fight at flyweight, and instead move up to bantamweight.<\/p>\n<p>McCall issued a statement to fans via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixedmartialarts.com\/thread\/2413879\/Sorry-guys\/?pc=98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The UnderGround<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>We kill ourselves to make weight, I wasn&#8217;t gonna pull out of the fight just cause he didn&#8217;t want to go through what I did and let my fans down, Dana knows how hard we work to get down to 125. I&#8217;m ready to fight again I&#8217;m not even injured at all besides a couple stitches. Who should i fight next now that fatboy is out of the division?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night on the preliminary card of UFC 183, Ian McCall fought John Lineker to a decision. The decision saw the bout scored in favor of Lineker unanimously. Leading up to the bout however, there was some controversy. 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