MOLLY McCANN: The Meatball on MMA rise, crushing defeats & the big comeback

** This episode was first uploaded in June 2023 ** Meatball Molly McCann shot to fame in 2022 with her success in the UFC - putting Liverpool on the MMA map along with Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett. Two stunning wins with spinning elbows secured her status as an UFC icon and made her a world wide and local celebrity. But her year ended with defeat in New York - fulfilling a dream of fighting at Maddison Square Garden - although left her with time to think and reflect. Now the 'Meatball' is ready to fight in the octagon again as she prepares for UFC London in July 2023. McCann was speaking to Olympic Taekwondo medallist Bianca Cook and former BBC Sports reporter Paul Garrity at the Titanic Hotel, Liverpool. Fnd out what the Titanic Hotel can offer you here: https://www.titanichotelliverpool.com Follow us on Instagram: The Scouse Code: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/weareclub82/⁠ Molly McCann: https://www.instagram.com/meatballmolly/ Bianca Cook: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/biancawalkd...⁠ Paul Garrity: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/paulgarrity...⁠ This podcast was produced by PabsMedia: Website: ⁠https://www.pabsmedia.co.uk/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/pabsmedia/⁠ Table of contents =============== 0:00 - Coming up 0:47 - Introduction 1:31 - Welcome 2:08 - Molly the Scouser 5:09 - 2022: The year of the spinning elbows 6:31 - Life changes and becoming a celebrity 10:33 - A brief history of Molly McCann 13:42 - Location: Filming at the Titanic Hotel, Liverpool 16:22 - Everton and getting on the pitch 17:41 - Bianca’s hair 18:17 - Molly’s first elbow victory - March 2022 21:42 - How the elbow finished the fight 29:15 - The second elbow victory - July 2022 33:38 - The secret mid-fight story / mind games 36:45 - Did Molly feel unbeatable? 38:44 - The story behind the defeat in New York 43:33 - Post New York loss 48:45 - Missing the chance to progress 55:40 - The next fight: UFC London 2023 1:03:20 - Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett 1:09:26 - Fiancée Ellis Clark 1:12:20 - Molly’s restaurant: Polpetta 1:18:33 - What makes a scouser for Molly? 1:21:39 - Eurovision & Alex from Voyager 1:23:23 - Does Molly have a purple bin?? 1:25:01 - Credits 1:25:24 - Titles #ufc #meatballmolly #podcast #liverpool #mma #thescousecode #scouser #scouse #ultimatefightingchampionship #MollyMcCann