McGeary on fighters’ rights: ‘I don’t think it’s ever going to change’

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Liam McGeary is happy to fuel his children’s athletic drive in sports such as wrestling, but he does not see a future for them in a sport with as little job-security as mixed martial arts.

The former Bellator light-heavyweight champion talked to Bloody Elbow ahead of his rematch with Phil Davis at Bellator 220. “My kids are always going to know how to fight, it’s bred in them,” he said. “To take it as a career, I don’t know. Unless things have changed seriously about the money and how fighters are treated — which I don’t think it’s ever going to change — the world is their oyster and there are plenty of other things they can do.” he added. “If they want…


Liam McGeary’s bleak outlook on fighters’ rights: ‘I don’t think it’s ever going to change’