Antonio McKee Injured, Out of MFC 28 - Matt Veach In

by Nick Thomas on Feb 20, 2011 11:04 AM EST in MMA News

Via press release:

Maximum Fighting Championship lightweight title-holder Antonio McKee will be unable to defend his title at MFC 28: Supremacy due to a knee injury. Drew Fickett, McKee's scheduled opponent for the co-main event, will maintain his spot on the card in a showdown against replacement Matt Veach (15-2). The Fickett-Veach encounter will be a three-round bout contested at a catchweight of 160 pounds.

"I'm disappointed not to be facing McKee for the title but it's only a matter of time until I get my hands on the MFC lightweight belt," said Fickett.

"It's truly a sign of what some fighters are made out of," added MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich. "Drew Fickett didn't hesitate one bit to accept the change in opponent, and Matt Veach showed the amount of courage he's got in taking the fight with Fickett on short notice."

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Knightrider!!

Knightrider!!
Knightrider!!

I’d like to see Fickett get back to the UFC. I’m not sure what’s going on in his personal life, but maybe he’s got his shit together finally… he ended that disasterous skid of losses and is fighting at 155 now…

by Diz D on Feb 20, 2011 11:56 AM EST reply actions

I was curious...

So, found this interview last year… Looks like he has cleaned up and having a daughter may be the best thing that’s ever happened to him:
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Caldwell: August of 2008 through August of 2009 wasn’t a very good 12 month span for you, and a lot of people wrote you off as a waste of talent that would never make it back to the top level of MMA. Later, you admitted that for many of those fights you didn’t even train. Considering your recent success inside the ring, what can you attribute the change to?
Fickett: There was definitely a big mental change for me. You know, just staying focused, living a healthy lifestyle, and surrounding myself with people that will help me down that road and not hold me back. I think the biggest and number one priority in my life, that changed my life, is my daughter. I’ve had a very spiritual and very God-transcending experience. God just told me, “You better shape up, live and fight to the full of your potential, because you have so much talent you better embrace it or your daughter is not going to be able to live and prosper like you want her to.”

Caldwell: A lot of your past problems and downfalls have been attributed to alcohol abuse. Is that something that you have worked on? Are you still drinking?
Fickett: I really don’t want to talk about that anymore. It’s in the past and I’m focused on the future. Yes, I’ve quit drinking and feel like a totally different man. I’ve talked enough about that. I’m just really tired of talking about it, if you know what I mean.

@ http://www.mmaspot.net/index.php/redblack/comments/39101008_on_the_spot_drew_fickett/

Knightrider!!

by Diz D on Feb 20, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

I hope it’s true.

by grein on Feb 20, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions

had no idea veach had been cut by the ufc, let alone gone on a four fight win streak

by woooburn on Feb 20, 2011 11:59 AM EST reply actions

SUcks. So Mandingo is still the MFC champ? What would they have done if he didnt get cut by the UFC? Would they have ended up doing a LW title fight at some point with someone else?

They should make this fight for an interim LW title.

by Aldo27 on Feb 20, 2011 6:48 PM EST reply actions