"Have some respect" - John McCarthy reacts to Sean Strickland claiming Luke Rockhold won belt at "very easy time" × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Have some respect - John McCarthy reacts to Sean Strickland claiming Luke Rockhold won the belt at a very easy time By Sayan Nag Modified 30 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share (L to R) Luke Rockhold (via @lukerockhold on Instagram), Sean Strickland, John McCarthy Sean Strickland recently went off on Luke Rockhold after the former middleweight champion announced his retirement at UFC 278. While slamming Rockhold's performance against Costa, Strickland also claimed that the former champion's title reign was during "a very easy time". Former UFC referee John McCarthy did not take too kindly to Strickland's criticism of Rockhold after his retirement. McCarthy noted that Rockhold was a champion in two MMA promotions, an achievement that demands respect. According to the former UFC referee, Strickland should not disrespect Rockhold unless he achieved a similar feat. The 59-year-old said on the Weighing In podcast: "I'm just gonna say it as simple as it is. Luke Rockhold was a world champion, two organizations. Until such time that you are, have some respect for him. He did it." Watch the latest episode of the Weighing In podcast below: Sean Strickland disappointed with Luke Rockhold s performance wasn t expecting him to win against Paulo Costa either Luke Rockhold made his return to the octagon against Paulo Costa in the co-main event at UFC 278. Rockhold managed to go the distance with 'Borrachinha' in a weird 'Fight of the Night' battle, although he appeared to have emptied his gas tank by round two. The former UFC middleweight champion announced his retirement in the immediate aftermath of his unanimous decision loss to Costa. Sean Strickland claims to be happy about Rockhold bidding farewell to MMA. He labeled the former champion an "uptight c**t" while expressing happiness about his retirement. Strickland also claimed that he wasn't expecting Rockhold to win his bout against Costa at UFC 278. However, the middleweight standout was disappointed nonetheless to see Rockhold's poor showing. The 31-year-old recently told The Schmo: “No one thought Luke was gonna win. We all knew that. You guys knew that. I knew that. F**king guy is a champion. He does train. He wasn’t going to win, but like, he’s not a f**king can. You don’t win a belt, even if he did win at a very easy time. You don’t win a belt and then f**king suck.” Watch Sean Strickland's interview with The Schmo below: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Allan Mathew × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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