Must See: 'Big' John McCarthy During L.A. Riots, 1992
(Props: bigraydaddy)
Most Big John fans know that the veteran UFC ref was a former LAPD officer; he joined the force in 1985, and has served as a tactical self-defense instructor since 1993. But in April/May 1992 — two years before he made his Octagon debut at UFC 2 — McCarthy was part of the police effort to control the chaos that struck Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict. Catch a glimpse of his pre-"Let's Get It On!" life in the above video, at the 0:00-0:01 and 0:49-0:51 marks. Rug shampooers FTW.
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RGB Says:
I guess no cagepotato fans are up this early. whoever spotted his gem deserves a prize. Big John is the real deal!
NealTaflinger Says:
Yeah, props to the hawkeye who caught that clip. CP obviously doesn't understand the after-market value of a high end rug shampooer.
Pork and Beans Says:
Is it just me, or does Big John and Jesse Taylor look a lot a like? I've never noticed it before.
Scott Says:
Big John needs to get back to reffing! The guy was undoubtedly the best.
tom Says:
this was posted on mma atlanta about 3 months ago
knightrida Says:
Good call pork and beans!
Anonymous Says:
Fuck you tom! Cagepotato is better than that bullcrap
Payday Says:
I love my man sayin', "How you going to articulate it?"
ben Says:
@ tom:
I'd never heard of mma atlanta until you made your comment...so I went there to check them out, and nearly every one of their homepage stories is ripped off, word for word, from articles we posted on CagePotato, without any sort of credit. Don't believe me? Compare the following links...
http://mmaatlanta.com/?p=203
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I could go on and on and on. So fuck them and anybody that supports their garbage-ass website. I'm going to do my best to shut them down ASAP.
thanks for the tip,
BG
cutthroat Says:
This was also posted in sherdog forums awhile ago.
Trey Says:
I am in progress of making sure all of your post are credited. I only have this site for the love of mma. We are not a company, just me and just for the love of the sport. Sorry for not crediting you with your original content. I sent you an email and hopefully I am in compliance with you now. Sorry :(
Markdog Says:
Rug shampooers were easily worth an eight-ball back in the day. Unfortunately, now, the value may have dropped down to a teener.
You go, BG!
shutupandfight Says:
"I'll suck yo dick for a carpet shampooer!"
ok, prolly not.
FAS Says:
I wonder how many looters he ordered to get in his guard.
Markdog Says:
I stole it cuz I love MMA! HAHAHAHAHA! I think 'source:' cagepotato should be replaced with 'author,' or 'written by.' Why don't you just spread the word instead of steal shit?
KTFO Says:
See what happens when the zookeepers forget to lock the cages at night? Let that video be a lesson.
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