It’s an odd phenomenon when a fighter finds peace in the heat of the battle, but for those who do it’s a beautiful thing. And if we’re getting past the “conventional wisdom” of this fight, let’s realize that when you’re unbeaten in the UFC with three finishes and just as many Performance of the Night bonuses, and an overall six-fight winning streak, why would you turn down a fight that could be career-altering in all the right ways.
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If McGhee wins, he’s a top five contender in the title conversation; if he loses, he dusts himself off and gets back at it, with all the praise in the world heaped on his shoulders for taking that shot. And, let’s face it, at 35, you take that shot. Not that he’s feeling any sort of way in his mid-30s.
“I wasn’t even necessarily asking (for this fight), but I was down for whatever the UFC wanted to do,” said McGhee. “We’re here for this, this is what we’re here to do. And I understand building careers, but I’m not rushing or slowing down. I’m trusting God’s plan. And I haven’t rushed this. Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, he’s 35, he’s got to do this.’ Yeah, that’s for you guys, because you guys feel 35 and stuck in the mud, but that’s not me.
