POST INTERVIEWS: "Big" John McCarthy & Robin Black

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🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

John Pollock has a pair of interviews heading into this weekend’s Bellator 231 & 232 cards from Uncasville, Connecticut.

Up first, “Big” John McCarthy discusses his role as a Bellator broadcaster, the typical duties the day of the event, the rematch between Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler, the moments he has shared with MacDonald inside the cage, the recent weight-cutting rule passed by the California State Athletic Commission, and an update on his health following neck surgery two years ago.

Then, MMA analyst Robin Black discusses the MacDonald vs. Lima rematch, how he dissects fights and how it’s changed over the years, the unique approach he takes versus how the fight is called in real-time and utilizing Instagram to find an audience.

Bellator 231 airs Friday night at 9 pm ET on DAZN & Paramount Network followed by Bellator 232 on Saturday night at 10 pm on DAZN.

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0:51.3	Hi everybody it's John Pollock with a bonus MMA show today.
0:56.5	We've got some interviews coming your way that I got to conduct earlier this week when
1:00.8	Bellator DeZone did a media day at a gym here in downtown Toronto, had a chance to catch up with Big John McCarthy and Robin Black ahead of Bellator 231 and 232 that are coming up this weekend. They've got a Friday and
1:14.6	Saturday night back-to-back series of shows from the Mohigan Sun Arena in Unkisville, Connecticut.
1:20.8	So looking forward to, in particular particular the main event on Saturday night.
1:25.1	It's a rematch between Roy McDonald and Douglas Lima not only for McDonald's
1:29.8	Welter rate championship that has been defended throughout the Grand Prix, also for a million dollars.
1:34.6	The winner will be leaving with the million dollar prize and the title of Weltorate Grand Prix
1:40.2	winner.
1:41.2	It's a very fascinating fight. It's a rematch from January of 2018.
1:46.0	Interestingly enough, John McCarthy, that was his first broadcast for Bellator as a commentator.
1:52.0	So interesting that we have that link to this fight
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