\u201cThere is no way in the world you\u2019re gonna tell me that Aljo (Sterling) won that first round, but I will say, I thought he fought a great fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n‘Funk Master’ took notice of McCarthy’s comments and in speaking on ‘The MMA Hour’ had this to say:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is absolutely no way you could score that round like \u2018Big\u2019 John McCarthy. Dude, go get a clue. I don\u2019t know how this guy was ever the blueprint standard of the MMA. Cause that guy s*cks, his opinion stinks and it s*cks. He just says sh*t. And I think he just wants people to think that he knows what he\u2019s talking about.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n‘Big’ John spoke out on his ‘Weighing In’ podcast once again, and has reconsidered his initial comment concerning Aljo at UFC 273 explaining:<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t even going to talk about it. I’m being honest when I’m saying this – Aljamain may not like me. I don’t care. You can like me. OK, if you’re thinking I have anything against him (Aljo), I don’t, I think he’s a great fighter, he’s talented and he’s fun to watch.”<\/em><\/p>\nContinuing John McCarthy said:<\/p>\n
“I’ll be honest, I went back and watched the first round. I say this all the time… don’t sit there and talk to your friends and watch a fight and think that you judged it correctly. Cause I was talking to my friends and when I went back and watched it as a judge – it’s razor close – it can go either way. I can understand where someone looks at Aljo and gives the round to him and I can see where yes Yan won the round.”<\/em><\/p>\nJohn went on to discuss the fight logistics and the judges who scored it, finishing with:<\/p>\n
“I’m not going to watch a fight with friends anymore. My (previous) comment was wrong. I learned a lesson, my statement was wrong, it could have gone either way. It was that damn close. If you look at the fight as a whole – I thought Sterling won.”<\/em><\/p>\nIt looks like ‘Big’ John has done a good job of backtracking – maybe John McCarthy and Aljamain Sterling can be friends again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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