Comments on: Report: MMA Referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy set to retire http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/ UFC news, event schedules, fight analysis, Octagon predictions, UFC fighters and MMA thoughts Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:58:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: UFC Quick Quote: MMA referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy makes retirement official at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228393 UFC Quick Quote: MMA referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy makes retirement official at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:47:06 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228393 [...] – “Big” John McCarthy comments on his retirement from mixed martial arts as a referee and his new career as an on-air personality and strategic adviser for The Fight Network. McCarthy will retire after officiating his 535th bout (the main event between Roger Huerta and Clay Guida) this Saturday night for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 8. For more background click here.            December 7th, 2007 [...] […] – “Big” John McCarthy comments on his retirement from mixed martial arts as a referee and his new career as an on-air personality and strategic adviser for The Fight Network. McCarthy will retire after officiating his 535th bout (the main event between Roger Huerta and Clay Guida) this Saturday night for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 8. For more background click here.            December 7th, 2007 […]

]]> By: GORANDY http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228241 GORANDY Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:02:44 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228241 doesn't say anything on his website doesn’t say anything on his website

]]> By: Plinko http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228071 Plinko Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:36:02 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228071 I dont have a problem with the other refs like everyone else seems to, but im still upset about Big John leaving. I think he should retire as a ref and take a shot at the HW title, that would be sweet. I dont have a problem with the other refs like everyone else seems to, but im still upset about Big John leaving. I think he should retire as a ref and take a shot at the HW title, that would be sweet.

]]> By: hector http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228058 hector Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:15:08 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-228058 a sad sad day for mma fans , now we have to worry about the stupid judges scoring random fights and the only secure thing was the main events with John Mcarthy being ref, now we have to worry about the ref being retarded as well, damn you 2007!!!!!!! this year has sucked, first gsp losses, then chuck losses, then randy retires, then chuck losses, then franklin losses, then first death in mma, now this. i sure hope Huerta, gsp, liddell win to close of the year good oh also the sandman. a sad sad day for mma fans , now we have to worry about the stupid judges scoring random fights and the only secure thing was the main events with John Mcarthy being ref, now we have to worry about the ref being retarded as well, damn you 2007!!!!!!! this year has sucked, first gsp losses, then chuck losses, then randy retires, then chuck losses, then franklin losses, then first death in mma, now this. i sure hope Huerta, gsp, liddell win to close of the year good oh also the sandman.

]]> By: pUniSHment http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227960 pUniSHment Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:22:09 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227960 There is no ref worst than Herb Dean..... There is no ref worst than Herb Dean…..

]]> By: Emanuel0523 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227953 Emanuel0523 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:07:55 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227953 Dang this sucks!! the UFC needs to find or develop another referee with his type of moxy! He just made the fights seem more important when he was officiating Dang this sucks!! the UFC needs to find or develop another referee with his type of moxy! He just made the fights seem more important when he was officiating

]]> By: GangOfOne http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227931 GangOfOne Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:35:57 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227931 We're gonna miss ya, Big John! All the best to ya. We’re gonna miss ya, Big John! All the best to ya.

]]> By: mad_drummer http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227906 mad_drummer Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:10:41 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227906 [quote comment="227540"][quote comment="227528"]It wouldn't be so bad that he was leaving, if the other refs weren't so bad. Easily the best ref around.[/quote] Yves Lavigne isn't too bad. Lavigne has done a great job so far. Mazagatti hasn't made any stupid stoppages that I can think of.[/quote] mazzagati i remember he's done a stupid stoppage,a fews weeks in IFL, when mike whtihead is in the back mount against vernon white,& whitehead pounding vernon,then he said to steve mazzagati that vernon is tapping out,then mazzagati listen to him & stop the fight even though vernon is not really tapping out,even if you look at slomo reply,you will not see vernon tapping out. but thats okey,nothing is perfect,sometimes even big john has done slightly mistakes,do you remember way back in UFC japan on 1997 when kazushi sakuraba fought marcus silvera? but that dont take away the credit, i will miss big john "LETS GET IT ON!" [quote comment=”227540″][quote comment=”227528″]It wouldn’t be so bad that he was leaving, if the other refs weren’t so bad.

Easily the best ref around.[/quote]

Yves Lavigne isn’t too bad. Lavigne has done a great job so far. Mazagatti hasn’t made any stupid stoppages that I can think of.[/quote]

mazzagati i remember he’s done a stupid stoppage,a fews weeks in IFL, when mike whtihead is in the back mount against vernon white,& whitehead pounding vernon,then he said to steve mazzagati that vernon is tapping out,then mazzagati listen to him & stop the fight even though vernon is not really tapping out,even if you look at slomo reply,you will not see vernon tapping out.

but thats okey,nothing is perfect,sometimes even big john has done slightly mistakes,do you remember way back in UFC japan on 1997 when kazushi sakuraba fought marcus silvera?

but that dont take away the credit,

i will miss big john

“LETS GET IT ON!”

]]> By: UFCAddict http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227858 UFCAddict Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:39:22 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227858 They'll get the big dude from the IFL. They’ll get the big dude from the IFL.

]]> By: jjdnb http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227827 jjdnb Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:37:02 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/06/report-mma-referee-big-john-mccarthy-set-to-retire/#comment-227827 he's called alot of fights too early but I'll miss his catch phrase. he’s called alot of fights too early but I’ll miss his catch phrase.

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