Perhaps the third time's the charm for Ian McCall.
After seeing his last two fights fall through at the 11th hour, McCall (13-5-1) has quickly received his next assignment in the form of Neil Seery on Nov. 19 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The UFC announced the flyweight fight Tuesday morning.
It has been a summer to forget for "Uncle Creepy." First, his UFC 201 fight against Justin Scoggins fell through just hours before the weigh-in after Scoggins couldn't cut any more weight. The UFC paid McCall his show and win money for his troubles.
Then, earlier this month at UFC 203, his fight against Ray Borg was scrapped after Borg fell ill in Cleveland. McCall received his show money from the promotion because he didn't have to weigh in.
And amazingly, did to a slew of injuries, McCall hasn't fought since Jan. 2015 when he lost to John Lineker via unanimous decision.
Seery (16-12) most recently lost to Kyoji Horiguchi in May. The Irishman is 3-3 inside the Octagon.
Both McCall and Seery recently expressed interest publicly in fighting each other on this particular card, and the UFC has obliged.
The event, which will take place The SSE Arena in Belfast, will be headlined by Gunnar Nelson vs. Dong Hyun Kim. It will mark the UFC's first event in the area since UFC 72 in 2007.