Comments on: “Big” John McCarthy will retire after TUF 6 Finale

By: Sam Cupitt

Sam Cupitt — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:48:03 +0000

Its just a courtesy issue. That is all we are saying.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:39:11 +0000

Adam, welcome to a thing called journalism. It’s a wonderful place where the goal is to break news as quickly as possible. Do you hop on ESPN or any other news source when they talk about the retirement of anyone in sports? Same thing.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:19:23 +0000

will be missed for sure…he has the history and that great line….”lets get in on!”

By: hankd

hankd — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:39:57 +0000

BJM will be back in the ring elsewhere…

By: Paul Balsom

Paul Balsom — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:29:00 +0000

“Right, because the Fight Network has never released news that others didn’t want released at the time. What comes around …”

it’s “what goes around…”

By: Rln

Rln — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:43:09 +0000

I find the timing of this kind of interesting. The UFC is looking for a new ambassador and I don’t think you could find a better candidate then BJM (other than Randy, of course). Kind of get the feeling he is retiring so he can take a position with the UFC (or maybe another company?) in addition to the Fight Network job.

By: Sam Cupitt

Sam Cupitt — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:51:03 +0000

I too would like to see him ref UFC 79 but then again he has said that Tyson Griffin and Clay Guida was his favourite ever fight so it could just be fitting for him?

It will be sad to see him go especially with the caibre of other refs right now. The Pornstar’s alright, but Herb and Mario are questionable and I can’t forget when Yves Lavigne stood those guys up when one of em almost had a kimura locked.

Its fine to speculate that he was retiring, but don’t go out and add details. Couldn’t he just have held off so that as you say Adam, he can have his moment.

By: “Big” John McCarthy to retire after the Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale « Combat-Hooligans.com - Combat Sports News, Views and Commentary from around the world

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:37:38 +0000

[...] agree with Adam Morgan that I would’ve liked to see McCarthy say good bye by referring the Chuck Liddell Vs. [...]

By: C.C.

C.C. — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:18:59 +0000

Right, because the Fight Network has never released news that others didn’t want released at the time. What comes around …

By: Adam Morgan

Adam Morgan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:11:40 +0000

I’m getting on Iole’s case for spoiling McCarthy’s announcement. TFN has gone to great lengths to publicize this big announcement and Iole just deflated it. It’s rude.

By: C.C.

C.C. — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:50:34 +0000

So now you’re getting on Iole’s case for reporting news …

By: garth

garth — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:33:35 +0000

thanks for the memories big john. too bad he had to go out after a crap season of TUF. at least huerta-guida looks like it’ll be a barn-burner…

i’ll miss big john in the cage tho! how long does herb the predator have left?