Do You Want Big John McCarthy Back In The UFC?

by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 5, 2009 6:00 PM EDT in News Comment 9 comments

Big John McCarthy

Needless to say, the athletic commission chooses to the referees are for the events in each state. However, there's nothing wrong with a litte viral assault to help fans get what they want. Check it:

You want Big John back in the UFC? So do we. Let’s bomb the s**t out of Dana White’s twitter account to let him know. Go to Twitter and pop this in:

@danawhiteufc BRING BACK BIG JOHN! #UFC

Let me be clear: We just want Big John back in the Octagon. Dana’s the kind of guy that might take this kind of hokey stunt into consideration. It’s not like bringing Big John back after the fans ask so passionately wouldn’t make a great little PR story on it’s own.

It should be noted that Big John hasn't reffed a UFC fight in about 2 years, and did have some 'choice' things to say in regards the UFC. He claims that he would be a referee a UFC fight again if he's assigned to the event. It's no secret that Big John McCarthy is the best in the business when it comes to MMA reffing, so if you want him back in the UFC this little movement shouldn't hurt the cause.

Poll

Do You Want Big John McCarthy Back In The UFC?

Yessir

112 votes

Nah

4 votes

Doesn't Really Matter To Me

23 votes

139 votes | Poll has closed

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I need the “I’d do her” poll option… wait, oh JOHN McCarthy.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Sep 5, 2009 6:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I voted YES. Why not? Fighters needs his help. Of course he’d help out wherever he is.

by The Real T-Bone on Sep 5, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yea, I’d like to see him back in there…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 5, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve always disliked the way he was too physical when getting between fighters, even causing injury on a couple of occasions. I don’t understand all the fan love he gets and I find him to be a poor ref.

by villin on Sep 6, 2009 4:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Come on now

If you gonna troll..at least do it better than that…lol…or further explain why you think he’s a poor ref.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 6, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not trolling

I just don’t like his approach. In my opinion, a ref is in there to uphold the rules and ensure the fighters safety without becoming a factor in the outcome of the match. McCarthy involves himself too much in the action either physically or by constantly shouting at the fighters. The UFC isn’t some amature promotion with unskilled bums in the cage. They are the highest tier of fighters in the sport and they don’t need some ‘character’ in there trying to mug to the camera.

This isn’t 15 years ago, the fighters and the sport have matured. McCarthy has not.

by villin on Sep 6, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see

I don’t think him communicating with them is a bad thing…it let’s them know exactly what’s up and they can adjust depending on what he’s telling them…I mean..if a fighter’s in trouble..I’m sure they would appreciate it if the ref let’s them know they are about to stop the fight…so they can at least try to do something before the fight is stopped…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 6, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I understand and agree with that but if you watch McCarthy carefully you’ll see he takes it way too far, certainly beyond what an official should. He constantly prods the fighters verbally even when there is plenty of action and there is no reason to be pressuring the pace. He almost sounds like a coach in there except that he is shouting at both fighters instead of just one. It ends up pressuring the fighters and effecting the course and outcomes of the fights.

Take a look at the job done recently during the Nog/Couture fight. The ref is there to make the calls when needed but the other 95% of the fight you couldn’t even tell there was a ref in the cage. That’s how it is supposed to be. With McCarthy you always know he’s about to stick his nose in the action and it is a detriment to the sport in my opinion.

by villin on Sep 6, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs