Big John McCarthy to make 2009 return to the UFC???

Swizzie · 10-08-2008, 11:35 AM

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Considered the best in the business for year's, former referee "Big" John McCarthy is set to make a sensational return to officiating after quitting is role at Fight Network.

Speaking in his final blog, McCarthy slams his previous employers, saying:

“A few people have said that I have attacked the UFC. That is simply not true. I have never said anything bad about the UFC. I spent 14 years of my life trying to build up the UFC and make people understand how incredible the fighters of MMA were. I considered myself very lucky in the fact that I was able to be around the UFC for as long as I was, and you never know maybe I will go back to refereeing and someday work another UFC.”

After working for UFC rivals, Affliction, at their first event, it is unclear how happy UFC President, Dana White would be with a return to the octagon for McCarthy. That said, it is not the UFC that chooses its official’s as we all know, is down to the athletic commissions.

By Michael Pepper.

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Relentless · 10-08-2008, 11:36 AM

i'd love to have him back, he's still the best ref we've seen

villin · 10-08-2008, 05:09 PM

Fuck that douchebag and he did so bash the UFC. He's a shitty ref anyway.

RapeChoke · 10-08-2008, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by villin

Fuck that douchebag and he did so bash the UFC. He's a shitty ref anyway.

fuck that, WAR BIG JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best ref there ever was, ever will be.

honorable mention Yves Lavigne.

Nervis Jervis · 10-08-2008, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by villin

Fuck that douchebag and he did so bash the UFC. He's a shitty ref anyway.

Seriously? Are you trolling?

Relentless · 10-08-2008, 05:54 PM

he did bash the UFC, i remember that clearly

villin · 10-08-2008, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by Nervis Jervis

Seriously? Are you trolling?

Yes, seriously. i've hated that tool since the early days.

SUZUKICRASH · 10-08-2008, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Relentless

he did bash the UFC, i remember that clearly

he definitely made fun of the ufc, and I will go look up some quotes. It's funny, everyone who leaves the ufc uses their fame to make a statement and then end up crawling back for work when they realize they ufc is the only MMA related employer that can consistently hold events. Now that he's jobless he wants to make it clear he has no beef with the ufc. Wasn't he the spokesperson who went behind a ufcs back and change the rules of the elbow strikes, weight classes, among other things.

I would like to see him refereeing again in the octagon but didn't he quit because the athletic commission would not give him a raise. So he is probably on bad terms with the ufc and the athletic commission. Good luck with that John

RapeChoke · 10-08-2008, 06:37 PM

he came out against dana white, not the org, he helped build the org and the rule set that saved it.

SUZUKICRASH · 10-08-2008, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by villin

Yes, seriously. i've hated that tool since the early days.

stuff he said was not as bad as I remembered but Dana did label him as his enemy

‘Big’ John McCarthy Comments On Being Dana’s New Enemy; Defends Weight Class Changes (Audio)

Big John McCarthy on MMA rules and UFC vs. Affliction - Keep Punching - OCRegister.com

Big John McCarthy Has Choice Words For Rorion Gracie And Dana White - MMAFightLine.com

Relentless · 10-08-2008, 07:31 PM

i always thought BJM came off like a good guy, a great ref, but it's not good to burn bridges like he may have very well done, but at the same time, i thought Randy did with Dana did too, but he's back now

spick323 · 10-08-2008, 07:57 PM

so the problem is dana white. and steve mazzagati is one of the worst refs

Relentless · 10-08-2008, 08:06 PM

everyone says the problem is dana white, and he's laughing all the way to the bank

spick323 · 10-08-2008, 10:01 PM

sorry, but you gotta face the facts, relentless. Dana White is the biggest money-hungry,double crossing, prick

Relentless · 10-08-2008, 10:26 PM

yes he is absolutely, but he knows the sport better than any other promoter out there, and he's kept the sport going from a time when it was dead

10-08-2008, 11:36 AM	#2
Relentless KabukiDemon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Milford, New Jersey Age: 20 Posts: 33,490	i'd love to have him back, he's still the best ref we've seen __________________ Favorites - Anderson Silva, Thiago Alves, Rampage, Nog, Cain Velasquez, Mike Brown, Nate Marquardt, Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk, Dustin Hazelett, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, GSP, Gleison Tibau, Spencer Fisher, Matt Brown, Luiz Cane, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Mike Massenzio, Paul Kelly, Jorge Santiago, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Junior dos Santos, Machida, Cole Miller, Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Ben Saunders, Wilson Gouveia, Robbie Lawler, Ryan Bader Shaungotti subbed me in under a minute

10-08-2008, 05:09 PM	#3
villin ASSHOLE Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The land of ice and snow Age: 26 Posts: 2,636	Fuck that douchebag and he did so bash the UFC. He's a shitty ref anyway. __________________

10-08-2008, 05:54 PM	#6
Relentless KabukiDemon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Milford, New Jersey Age: 20 Posts: 33,490	he did bash the UFC, i remember that clearly __________________ Favorites - Anderson Silva, Thiago Alves, Rampage, Nog, Cain Velasquez, Mike Brown, Nate Marquardt, Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk, Dustin Hazelett, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, GSP, Gleison Tibau, Spencer Fisher, Matt Brown, Luiz Cane, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Mike Massenzio, Paul Kelly, Jorge Santiago, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Junior dos Santos, Machida, Cole Miller, Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Ben Saunders, Wilson Gouveia, Robbie Lawler, Ryan Bader Shaungotti subbed me in under a minute

10-08-2008, 06:37 PM	#9
RapeChoke UNDER GOMT'S PROTECTION Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birobidjan, JAR Posts: 3,680	he came out against dana white, not the org, he helped build the org and the rule set that saved it. __________________ A Mac is a machine for someone that is computer illiterate. (couldn't have said it better myself) ---villin There will always be people talking shit in your life dude..they are called haters. ---BallZdeep "Shut up you fools. The jew wins regardless of what happens." ---r3d d3vil http://www.cameldog.net/suggestions-...od-option.html 2011 Everyone goes to Tapout Taco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb6hb7tKCq4

10-08-2008, 07:31 PM	#11
Relentless KabukiDemon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Milford, New Jersey Age: 20 Posts: 33,490	i always thought BJM came off like a good guy, a great ref, but it's not good to burn bridges like he may have very well done, but at the same time, i thought Randy did with Dana did too, but he's back now __________________ Favorites - Anderson Silva, Thiago Alves, Rampage, Nog, Cain Velasquez, Mike Brown, Nate Marquardt, Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk, Dustin Hazelett, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, GSP, Gleison Tibau, Spencer Fisher, Matt Brown, Luiz Cane, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Mike Massenzio, Paul Kelly, Jorge Santiago, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Junior dos Santos, Machida, Cole Miller, Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Ben Saunders, Wilson Gouveia, Robbie Lawler, Ryan Bader Shaungotti subbed me in under a minute

10-08-2008, 07:57 PM	#12
spick323 Lemming Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: East Los, CA Age: 18 Posts: 263	so the problem is dana white. and steve mazzagati is one of the worst refs __________________ Favorite Fighters: Wanderlei,Tito, Fedor, Clay Guida,

10-08-2008, 08:06 PM	#13
Relentless KabukiDemon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Milford, New Jersey Age: 20 Posts: 33,490	everyone says the problem is dana white, and he's laughing all the way to the bank __________________ Favorites - Anderson Silva, Thiago Alves, Rampage, Nog, Cain Velasquez, Mike Brown, Nate Marquardt, Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk, Dustin Hazelett, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, GSP, Gleison Tibau, Spencer Fisher, Matt Brown, Luiz Cane, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Mike Massenzio, Paul Kelly, Jorge Santiago, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Junior dos Santos, Machida, Cole Miller, Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Ben Saunders, Wilson Gouveia, Robbie Lawler, Ryan Bader Shaungotti subbed me in under a minute

10-08-2008, 10:01 PM	#14
spick323 Lemming Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: East Los, CA Age: 18 Posts: 263	sorry, but you gotta face the facts, relentless. Dana White is the biggest money-hungry,double crossing, prick __________________ Favorite Fighters: Wanderlei,Tito, Fedor, Clay Guida,

10-08-2008, 10:26 PM	#15
Relentless KabukiDemon Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Milford, New Jersey Age: 20 Posts: 33,490	yes he is absolutely, but he knows the sport better than any other promoter out there, and he's kept the sport going from a time when it was dead __________________ Favorites - Anderson Silva, Thiago Alves, Rampage, Nog, Cain Velasquez, Mike Brown, Nate Marquardt, Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk, Dustin Hazelett, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, GSP, Gleison Tibau, Spencer Fisher, Matt Brown, Luiz Cane, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Mike Massenzio, Paul Kelly, Jorge Santiago, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Junior dos Santos, Machida, Cole Miller, Jim Miller, Dan Miller, Ben Saunders, Wilson Gouveia, Robbie Lawler, Ryan Bader Shaungotti subbed me in under a minute

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