“My esophagus would do this thing – it would seize up,” explained McCall. “And then I would lose blood flow to brain, then pass out. Then I’d end up throwing up from anywhere from an hour to on and off for a couple of days. That was happening during the (Justin) Scoggins training camp, and the (Ray) Borg camp. I was in and out of the hospital.”

“They told me when I was leaving New York that I’d be covered; everything I needed would be covered,” said McCall. “I’m like, ‘Cool, I can finally figure this out. I can finally get this done and do all the tests and make sure I’m not dying or some (expletive).’ But I got home, and I got a phone call that said, ‘Hey, man, we’re sorry. We can’t cover you.'”

“It is (the UFC’s) fault, but at the same time, it’s not,” added McCall. “They’ve got an insurance plan that doesn’t help us.”

“If I do ever fight again, it will be a lot more money than $16,000 and $16,000,” said McCall. “That’s just not worth my life and my health.”