The Battle Between Fickett and Pavelich Roars On

Yesterday a war of words between UFC veteran Drew “The Master” Fickett and MFC president Mark Pavelich began on ‘The Underground’ and it featured Fickett firing obscenities Pavelich’s way while referring to an unwelcoming voicemail he received.

Initially many were left wondering, what exactly was on the voicemail? Well MMARated.com has secured the audio. Here is a transcript of what Pavelich had to say:

“It’s Mark Pavelich calling from the Maximum Fighting Championship,

I’ve just received notice that Drew Fickett or you, I don’t care which one of you fuckers did it, has signed a contract to fight in Strikeforce this fucking weekend. I’m going to get on a fucking plane soon and go where you’re at and choke you the fuck out. I’m telling you right now, I’ve had enough of your fucking shit. First of all, I’ve sent you the fucking pictures and secondly, I placed Drew Fickett in a fight fucking months ago and five weeks prior to my main event of my fucking fight card. You’re going to give me a fucking call tomorrow or I swear I’ll get on a fucking plane and go right where you’re at right now. You’re pissing me off, I’ve been nothing but professional to you motherfuckers and you’re doing this kind of bullshit, alright? Call me back, I’m fucking pissed.”

Yes folks that was Mark Pavelich, not Dana White. Pavelich has every right to be angry but unfortunately he went about stressing his point in the wrong manner. Pavelich couldn’t risk having Fickett fight and possibly coming away with a 30-day medical suspension jeopardizing his main event.

In an interview with MMARated.com, Ariel Helwani asked Fickett for his thoughts on Ryan Ford and he said, “I think he’s a tough guy. I think he’s done a lot of steroids and is real big and strong but you know what? Steroids equal bad conditioning.

I know that for a fact, steroids equal bad conditioning. He looks like a tough strong guy but honestly, he’s got no heart and he’s a cheater. My boy Pete Spratt was all over him and suddenly he wants to cheat.”

For those of you unaware, Pete Spratt made his way to Alberta in February to face Ford and the bout was laced with controversy. Throughout the first round Ford received numerous warnings for grabbing the shorts (which were eventually torn to the waist band) and as the first round came to a close referee Herb Dean failed to separate the fighters and a defenceless Spratt took two unanswered shots to the face leaving him dazed on the canvas.

Following the event, Spratt sounded off on Pavelich and his promotion, “Pavelich is classless and has no character and I would never associate myself with him or his promotion ever again. I will be vindicated maybe once Ford gets off of parole but a rematch will happen one day hopefully before I retire!”

So as you can see this isn’t the first time Pavelich has found himself in this situation. Verbal jabs are still being exchanged over the web and Fickett is saying that Pavelich has pulled him from the MFC 17: Hostile Takeover card. While nothing has been made official, it looks like MFC is going to have to hunt down a suitable opponent for Ryan Ford as he vies for the vacant MFC welterweight title.