It should be no surprise that John McCain is a fan of boxing given that he’s 72 years old and only people with AARP cards find the sport remotely relevant anymore. Keep in mind that when McCain was born, James J. Braddock (i.e. Cinderalla Man) was heavyweight champ. Just for some perspective. Not that we’re crapping on McCain as what he went through in POW camps makes Tidwell’s KO of Liddell seem pretty damn tame. Dude is a badass.
Regardless, given that McCain is old as fuck, it also shouldn’t come as any surprise that he, as you may remember, tried to pass anti-MMA legislation. McCain once even referred to the MMA as “human cock-fighting” (which sounds more like something that used to frequently happen in Tito Ortiz‘s girlfriend’s mouth).
However, in an interview with ESPN’s Bob Ley, McCain sounds to be coming around on MMA, saying that the sport is “in compliance now” of regulations and genearlly recognizing its popularity in the States.
Watch the vid below (we found it on fightticker.com).
