Tamdan McCrory Re-Signs with UFC; ‘Barn Cat’ Says He Left Behind Bellator Title Shot
Tamdan McCrory finished his last two bouts in a combined 87
seconds. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Six years after his last Octagon appearance, Tamdan McCrory is back with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The Las Vegas-based organization on Tuesday announced that it has inked the 6-foot-4 middleweight to a new contract, the specifics of which were not disclosed. According to a post on UFC.com, McCrory will return to the cage “sometime in October or November” against an as-yet-unannounced opponent.
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When “The Barn Cat” returned in September 2014, it was under the banner of UFC rival Bellator MMA. Already a cult figure to fight fans, McCrory got people talking when he scored a blistering, 21-second knockout of Brennan Ward. He followed that with a 61-second performance, an armbar submission of Jason Butcher in February. According to McCrory, after those two impressive victories, Bellator was prepared to give him a shot at the 185-pound title.
“I left a title shot in [Bellator] to come to the UFC,” McCrory told UFC.com. “If I wanted to win that belt, I could have stayed and done it, but I wanted to be back in the sport of MMA, not the MMA entertainment business.”
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