Bloody Elbow · Dec 29, 2021
‘He’s not a thug’ - John McCarthy says ‘good guy’ Nick Diaz is misperceived by fans
Nick Diaz talks to the crowd during a UFC press conference in 2014.If you’ve followed the sport long enough, you’re aware of the “gangster” image that both Diaz brothers portray. It’s an image that’s won them a legion of fans and turned them into huge superstars.
But according to former referee “Big John” McCarthy, that Stockton bad-boy persona has created a wrong impression among fans. In a recent episode of his Weighing In podcast with Josh Thomson, McCarthy talked about the “real” Nick Diaz.