After two straight knockout wins with a spotlight reel spinning again fist TKO in July, Molly McCann is having fun with some newfound fame. “Meatball” Molly spoke about how her life modified throughout the UFC 281 pre-fight presser on Wednesday.
“It’s been completely disgusting, to be trustworthy. Put up-fight, I’ll take pleasure in an ale, I’ll take pleasure in doing the media with everybody. After which if you get house, it completely kicks you within the face since you’re not regular anymore,” she advised the media.
“I can’t simply stroll in entrance of Frank and Patty’s down the road anymore. I can’t simply go to soccer. So what I’ve needed to do is grieve a personal life as a result of me life’s not non-public anymore.
“That’s been one thing that not everybody must cope with. After we begin preventing, I believe we begin to simply win a belt. We don’t begin for fame, we don’t actually begin for the cash. It’s concerning the status and the honour of profitable that belt.”
Due to these new and seemingly overwhelming experiences, McCann sought some recommendation from the corporate’s greatest celebrity, Conor McGregor.
“I messaged him going, ‘How do you deal with this? As a result of you may blow up, after which you may blow up. I couldn’t fairly get me head round how generally individuals are with ya.
“And it was similar to. ‘Whenever you get within the fitness center, it’s simply the fitness center. Don’t let nobody else in. Preserve everybody outdoors. At all times bear in mind it’s simply preventing. You’re a cage warrior. That’s what we’re, we’re Cage Warriors champions.
“He mentioned some mad issues about ‘Valentina’s gonna get a Mac smacking.’ All these… it was so poetic and it was so pretty.
“Me accomplice Ellis printed it off and put it in an indication in MSG and it’s in me entrance room. So on a regular basis, if I’m struggling, or if I’m feeling good however I don’t must get forward of meself, bought a giant fats head and stroll round with an ego, it’s to remain grounded and notice that I’m simply right here to win.”
McCann (13-4), who’s coming off a three-fight win streak that each one earned her post-fight bonuses, will return to motion this Saturday at UFC 281 towards Erin Blanchfield.
