Sean McCorkle knows how to promote a fight. | Photo: Dave Mandel
Known for his entertaining smack talk with opponents, both leading up to and during his three-fight UFC stint, Sean “Big Sexy” McCorkle is getting into a war of words with upcoming foe Mike Hayes. Set to headline Champions Fighting Alliance 2 on July 23 in Miami, the two have traded shots in recent days.
On a thread at The Underground forum that posted the interview, McCorkle fired back.
“He’s going to find out what a ‘real fighter’ is in two weeks and what a gap there is between a local bar room brawler like him and an athlete of my caliber,” he wrote. “Bad news for you, Mike: shaving your head, growing a goatee and getting tattoos doesn't make you tough. If it did, half the guys that ride Harley Davidsons would be in the UFC.”
As an ex-UFC fighter who built much of his buzz by posting on online forums and lobbying the organization for a slot, McCorkle’s path back to the UFC is spiced up a little with stuff like this. Time will tell if he can get back in the UFC, but it sure makes small-show cards on which he competes far more interesting. Everybody loves a bad-blood showdown.
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