Jarred Brooks Wants to Finish Ian McCall in the First or Second Round

MMAjunkie Radio recently interviewed UFC fighter Jarred Brooks on his upcoming bout with Ian McCall at UFC 208. Below are some highlights.

Brooks’ thoughts on McCall: “I listened to Ian McCall’s interview, and that dude is very verbatim. I didn’t even call him the f-word, what he said, and I did not say that about his mom. I think he just wanted to put it out there that I’m a bad guy because I was talking about him on Twitter and stuff like that. I wouldn’t say that about anybody’s mom. I put on Twitter something about his mom, but it wasn’t anything like that. … He said something about my mom too, and I ain’t trippin’ about it. When he walked past me, I just said, ‘Hey, gay boy.’ That’s all I said, and he said that I called him the other word. He just took it completely out of context on your show. (I’m) letting everybody know I’m not like that. I have been roasting him on Twitter, and it’s definitely gotten into his head. He’s needed his mental coach all week, and he’s definitely not in the right mind state, in my opinion.”

Brooks on how McCall trashed one of his friends: “He’s the guy in front of me, and he’s talked a lot of crap about one of my friends, Justin Scoggins. So I never really liked ‘Uncle Creepy.’ He’s definitely a really good fighter in the flyweight division, and he’s paved the way for a lot of flyweight fighters to get their name out there. But I see him as another name. I don’t see him as someone that I saw in 2012 fighting for a title.”

On wanting a finish in the first round: “I’m going to try to finish him in the first or second round with a knockout, but if not, I’m going to submit him in the third. Ian McCall is a good opponent – you never know. But I’m confident in my skill set, and I think by the third round, he should be out.”