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A competitor with her own ambitions of success in the ring, McCann says her latest challenge represents another stepping stone in her development.<\/p>\n
“Boxing can be like a game of chess and some things don’t transfer from MMA. It’s harder to land the shots in boxing. Every shot in MMA has to be 100% but you can’t do that in boxing or you’ll gas out.<\/p>\n
“If you watched my last four, every fight there has been such a vast evolution and me and my team and Eddie have said this is the last learning curve.<\/p>\n
“We’ve got a fighter who has won a central area title in England, been a few 10-rounders, she’s more experienced on a winning record.<\/p>\n
“This is my last little send-off before I go and do great things.”<\/p>\n
McCann aims to impress on the big stage in front of the huge capacity crowd at Croke.<\/p>\n
“I do rise to the occasion. The more people are there, the more I like to fight for the fans,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I’m very fortunate, I think we can put that down to travelling the world with the UFC. <\/p>\n
She hopes another win will bring her closer to securing some belts of her own and ultimately a world crown.<\/p>\n
“Someone like Katie, who is the best of us all, it took her something like 12 fights to get a world title fight because she was changing the landscape.<\/p>\n
“I’m proud of where I am and how quick we have moved to get where we are but as many fights as I’m told to fight I will fight.<\/p>\n
“Who gets to change career at 35 and find a career that actually was meant for them, so I wake up every day and thank God that’s me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n