Molly “Meatball” McCann is riding high after her historic spinning elbow victory at UFC London last week. In fact, Molly is so confident after that landmark knockout that she told The MMA Hour that she wants one of the most dangerous fighters in the game: “Bullet” Valentina Shevchenko, flyweight champ.
“I’m bulletproof in here now. And I wasn’t until the [Ji Yeon] Kim fight in September, but this really solidified now. I am the business, and when I believe I am, you get them kinds of performances.
Molly McCann Wants Valentina Shevchenko
If I’m someone who can give an emotional performance every single time, and when you get the good emotion out of me, you get world-class performances — it just takes time to get that and to get it right, and I feel the stars have aligned for me.
I feel like I’m coming into my prime and I’m starting to get there. The press have said a lot of stuff and the media have said a lot of stuff about me going for the belt, this, that, and the other, but I just know normally I would be drinking a lot more alcohol and eating a lot more s*** food, but not now.
I will always be training, I won’t be taking time off. I’m really, really focused about coming for that belt and I’m not gonna be calling Shevchenko out, but if [Shevchenko’s scheduled opponent] Taila Santos gets an injury or anything like that in June, I’m over here.”
Shevchenko, one of the baddest women in the sport, is scheduled to defend her title against Talia Santos in June.
Molly McCann, however, would jump at the opportunity to echo an achievement from her fellow Brit Michael Bisping, who stepped in at the last minute to challenge Luke Rockhold for his middleweight title, winning via first-round knockout. She’s no stranger to overcoming adversity and less-than-flattering odds to deliver a landmark victory.
“I feel like anyone in the division should. If you wouldn’t jump at the opportunity then what are you doing? I would love to be like Michael Bisping […]
I was told online that my opponent had a more diverse skill set and I was gonna get submitted. A lot of people put that online. I shut her jiu-jitsu down, out-wrestled her, and beat someone with better range with an elbow. People just need to put a bit of respect on my name, I think.”
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