Reece McLaren Reveals he Suffered Health Scare Ahead of his Return at One 158

The last year hasn’t been easy for Reece McLaren, as some of his biggest challenges took place outside the cage. At One on TNT 3 last April, McLaren (14-8, 7-5 One) was outpointed by Yuya Wakamatsu, ending a two-bout winning streak. After that fight, the Australian flyweight had to deal with a case of COVID-19 and related complications. In what he referred to as a “health scare” in a recent interview with Sherdog, McLaren revealed that his kidneys were on the brink of failure and had to stay away from competition for a while. Still, “Lightning” has been cleared to compete again and he is now scheduled to face Wei Xie at the upcoming One 158.

(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Enjoying Singapore
(01:30) His love for Singaporean food
(02:35) His camp
(03:23) Returning to his full-time job
(04:17) Struggling to balance his time
(04:56) Starving for a victory
(05:17) Why did he stay put for so long
(06:08) Dealing with a health scare
(07:12) His sparring partners
(07:40) A brief John Wayne Parr cameo
(08:20) Hoping to fight more often
(08:55) Enjoying the winter in Australia
(09:47) Discussing Tawanchai vs. Niclas Larsen
(10:15) Whether he would like to compete in Muay Thai fights
(10:52) Competing in boxing in 2020
(11:17) Predicting his fight
(11:42) Walking out to ‘Land of Pleasure’ by Sticky Fingers
(12:39) Outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and he now covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.