Leah McCourt is tearing her way through the Bellator featherweight division, gaining loyal fans in the process. However, with the loyal fan base also comes some strange fans that persist in harassing McCourt with strange messages.
The Northern-Irish fighter is fresh from a unanimous decision win over Dayana Silva at Bellator 285, which moved her to (7-2) in her career. McCourt has spent seven out of her nine professional fights competing under Bellator, holding a notable (6-1) record. She recently made the transition to train under Next Generation MMA in Liverpool, and the improvements were clear as day.
McCourt’s career is going strength to strength, and with that comes more twisted odd messages as her stock rises. The 30-year-old took to the Whiskey and White to detail the requests she receives on a daily basis.
Leah McCourt Discusses Weird Requests From Fans
“I get loads of messages saying, ‘Can I pay you, can I send you money on my PayPal?” McCourt stated. “There are literally just hundreds and hundreds of weirdos. Then some of them send videos, but I’ve never opened any of them.”
McCourt then indicated that some of the fans are probably not all with it and need to consider their psychological state:
“There are so many mental people. You start to realize how many people are off their heads. Look at this one. He wants to send me money.’ I’ll even buy photos of your dirty socks, goddess. I’ll buy feet pics right now. Can I be your pay-pig?”
As they discussed on the Podcast, McCourt began scrolling and showing more examples of the requests she receives:
“‘I’ll buy your used socks. You should make me a wishlist for Piggy to buy you things.’… Use me like a human ATM. Put payment amount, and I’ll send it, goddess.’”
Unfortunately for McCourt and female fighters worldwide, the world is a strange place with some strange individuals. Being a female fighter in today’s day and age comes with having sick people who’s life’s evolve around pestering and persisting to harass women. A good reason why gyms worldwide offer free training to female fighters. God forbid a situation was to ever arise, they have acquired the skills to defend themselves, as McCourt has over her nine years competing.
Featured image credits to Bellator MMA/Leah McCourt
