McCall to Return Versus Debuting, Brooks at UFC 208

Despite not competing in over two years, if Ian McCall and opponent Jared Brooks can both make it through this final week (various problems have caused last minute cancellations for McCall lately) expect McCall to look sharp at UFC 208. Uncle Creepy spent the majority of the second half of 2016 in Training camp, having three fights cancelled in four months.

                13-5-1 McCall debuted in the UFC in 2012 competing in a four-man Flyweight Tournament to determine the promotion’s inaugural FW Champion. McCall entered the fight on a four fight win streak and undefeated at his new weight class (125lbs) at 3-0. Joseph Benavidez faced Yasuhiro Urushitani (W-Benavidez 2^nd TKO)

and McCall faced Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FX2. Uncle Creepy gave DJ the toughest fight of his career at Flyweight, battling to a Draw.

                A rematch was scheduled with Johnson (6/8/12) and 5’5” McCall dropped a three round Unanimous Decision to the Division’s best. He lost to Benavidez at UFC 156 (2/2/13) first back to back losses of career. Unable to be held down, McCall rebounded with a UD victory over Ilarde Santos at UFC 163. Following the win a trend of injury and fight cancellation began for the Dana Point, CA resident.

               

That December McCall was scheduled to face Scott Jorgensem at UFC on Fox 9, but pulled out due to injury. Then in March of 2014 he was to fight Brad Pickett in London and again was forced to withdraw with an injury. Ian won a UD when fight with Pickett was rescheduled to 7/19/14. Just a few months later at UFC Fight Night 56 one day prior and after he and opponent John Lineker both made weight, McCall was pulled from fight due to a blood infection. The fight was rescheduled to January at UFC 183 and despite losing at the scale, Lineker was able to win at the scorers’ table, the UD halted McCall’s two fight win streak.

               

From there McCall’s luck worsened. An August 2015 rematch with Dustin Ortiz was scrapped due to McCall injury. McCall took his time nursing wounds and signed to fight Justin Scoogins 7/30/16, but just two days prior to the UFC 201 bout, Scoogins announced he would not be able to make weight and the UFC cancelled the fight. In September Ian signed to face Ray Borg at UFC 203, but Borg pulled out three days prior with an injury. Just one day before UFC Fight Night 99 (11/19/16) illness forced McCall out of yet another fight, with Neil Seery.

               

If McCall and opponent, Jared The Monkey God Brooks can successfully make it to Feb 11^th,  it will be Uncle Creepy’s first time in the Octagon in over two years and Brooks’ debut. Twenty-three year old, Brooks comes in undefeated at 12-0. Brooks last fought at Pancrase 281 in October, handing Jun Nakamura his first career loss (7-1) a Second Round KO. Warsaw Indiana’s The Monkey God has finished seven of his twelve wins, five by First Round Submissions.