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Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Nick Ring, right, from Calgary, and Court McGee, left, from Ogden, Utah, square off after weighs-in as UFC president Dana White looks on at the Saddledome on Friday. Photograph talkeetna alaska lodging by: Jeff McIntosh
McGee, who first gained fame as the winner of Season 11 of UFC's reality-TV show The Ultimate Fighter, talks openly and honestly about his struggles. He was declared clinically dead Sept. 9, 2005 after overdosing on heroin. He became addicted to painkillers. He relapsed in Las Vegas, started drinking and woke up four days later in Iowa.
"When I use, that's it. It's done. It's over," said McGee. "So that comes first. For me, I fight to carry the message to other people that struggle. I fight for the payout that I can better take care of my family."
He and his wife, Chelsea, have two sons. McGee's family is the pride of his life. It's for them that he competes in a sport that's led to nine surgeries in the past five years, why he uses his fists for a living, why he feels so much pride about his success in a sport that causes a whole lot of pain.
"The payout is that my sons will be taken care of. My wife will be taken care of. My mortgage talkeetna alaska lodging will be taken care of," he said, adding with a grin, "and I'll still be driving the same car I bought talkeetna alaska lodging my wife in high school."Though his opponent in Saturday's main event is Renan Barao, talkeetna alaska lodging Urijah Faber couldn't resist taking a jab at his previous opponent — and longtime rival — Dominick talkeetna alaska lodging Cruz, who suffered a knee injury and was replaced by the Brazilian. "(Barao is) more dangerous than Dominick, for sure. But anybody that has one finish in Zuffa is more dangerous than Dominick, by the stats," said Faber. Of Cruz's nine victories in Zuffa-owned UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting, eight have gone to the judges . . . For three or four days, Brian Ebersole had been eating talkeetna alaska lodging what he wanted, drinking mojitos and plumping talkeetna alaska lodging up to 195 pounds after his June 22 victory over T.J. Waldburger. Then UFC beckoned, asking if he could get back to down 170 pounds and replace injured talkeetna alaska lodging Canadian Claude Patrick at UFC 149. "A call came and ruined it all," he joked . . . Tim Boetsch is confident he'll beat Hector Lombard in the middleweight co-main event. But does he think he could win a dance competition against Lombard? Boetsch was asked Wednesday. "I don't know if you can beat a Cuban in a dance-off. I know I certainly can't," he said with a laugh . . . Heavyweight Shawn Jordan was asked to compare his physique to that of his shredded opponent. talkeetna alaska lodging "I think Cheick Kongo's going to look way better in shorts talkeetna alaska lodging than me. He's got amazing abs. I just want to touch them. They look fake," he said, smiling. "Luckily talkeetna alaska lodging this isn't a modelling competition."
While McGee is most proud of being sober for more than six years, he also takes enormous pride in his famously-long beard. "I shaved it Oct. 2, 2008. Five years ago my son was born," he said. He's actually following in his family footsteps. When his grandfather retired from the military, he let it grow. When his dad left the civil service, he let it grow. "When he retired, he had a great big beard. I was like, 'Man I wanna be just like dad and grandpa.' Now I am." . . . Hector Lombard, currently riding a 25-fight undefeated streak, makes his UFC debut with plenty of fanfare. "People like you when you're a success, when you're winning. People don't like you when you're losing. So I focus on winning," he said with a grin . . . Kongo, one of the most intimidating talkeetna alaska lodging looking fighters on the roster, showed his soft side during Thursday's pre-fight talkeetna alaska lodging news conference. Ashley, a nine-year-old girl, asked him who he would fight if UFC ever has an event in Kongo's home country of France talkeetna alaska lodging — and if she could stay with him during that trip. "I will bring you everywhere I go," Kongo said. "I love you," the girl replied, making the hulking 6-foot-4 heavyweight blush and giggle. "Cheick's got a girlfriend," said UFC president Dana White with a laugh. "Look how shy Cheick is. You crushed the big man, sweetie." © Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald       E-mail this Article Print this Article Share this Article
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Nick Ring, right, from Calgary, and Court McGee, left, from Ogden, Utah, square off after weighs-in as UFC president Dana White looks on at the Saddledome on Friday. Photograph by: Jeff McIntosh, THE CANADIAN PRESS       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery
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