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Big John McCarthy retires !!!

  • 12-12-2007 2:36pm
    #1
    O'Leprosy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭


    The best referee and the guy who gave us the catch phrase " Let's get it on " in MMA retires :( As the article says, - there will always be just one Big John McCarthy. Not only was Big John a great referee but also a great ambassador of MMA. A former cop with the L.A. PD ( we would'nt hold that against him !!! ) and student of Rorion Gracie, he refereed 535 bouts and was also invovled in backroom discussions / developments of MMA. A true pioneer of MMA.

    http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9114

    Here is his site http://www.bigjohnmccarthy.com/


Comments

  • #2
    Nothingcompares
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭Nothingcompares


    I heard this last week but was surprised the UFC didn't mention it in the last PPV. I thought for a while it was their big announcment. I hope they make a deal about it and induct him into the hall of fame or something.


  • #3
    dunkamania
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭dunkamania


    He will be involved with other organisations, hence the low key send-off.

    Cant believe we wont see him in the Octagon again. :mad:


  • #4
    Vince135792003
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,045 ✭✭✭Vince135792003


    Guida/Huerta was a heck of a fight to go out on.


  • #5
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭cletus


    I believe he will be involved to some degree in commentating, most likely a colour commentator ala Randy, Ken Shamrock etc.

    Would really be interested to hear his take on fights


  • #6
    mikeruurds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭mikeruurds


    Big John is a class act. The Guida/Huerta fight was, as mentioned, a great fight to go out on.


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  • #7
    O'Leprosy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭O'Leprosy


    cletus wrote: »
    I believe he will be involved to some degree in commentating, most likely a colour commentator ala Randy, Ken Shamrock etc.

    Would really be interested to hear his take on fights

    Yeah, his perspective on a fight would be very interesting.


  • #8
    Fozzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭Fozzy


    He won't be doing commentary for the UFC, he doesn't work for them. He works for The Fight Network now, who are a competitor to the UFC in some ways as they broadcast shows from other MMA promotions


  • #9
    Scramble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 255 ✭✭Scramble


    Big John really brought a great presence to the Octagon. I always had the sense that if things started to get out of hand he genuinely had the ability to step in and sort it out.


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