John McCarthy tweets about UFC 202 main event and why Conor McGregor wasn’t guilty of timidity

John McCarthy has been around this game longer than most and he knows precisely what does and doesn't qualify as timidity.

Timidity is considered a foul under the Unified Rules of MMA and is defined as "avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury." A select group of viewers of the main event of UFC 202 believed that Conor McGregor was guilty of that foul during his majority decision victory over Nate Diaz. In the latter rounds of Saturday's rematch, McGregor could be seen distancing himself from his opponent for a few seconds in order to catch his breath and, although it seemed more of an innocuous attempt to reset rather than an active decision to run away from engagement, some think he should have been warned or even have a point deducted. Since the final buzzer rang, referee 'Big' John McCarthy has repeatedly been asked why he didn't punish 'The Notorious' and he explained why he didn't consider McGregor's behaviour to be timid. https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767760324371939328 https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767395109784604672 https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767513767475187713 McCarthy went on to explain that he believed the judges, who scored the bout 48-47, 47-47, 48-47 in a majority decision for McGregor, got the call right. https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767415139930734592 https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767986670461255681 But more than anything else, the veteran official was just honoured to have shared the Octagon with two absolute warriors. https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767954600146063360 https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/767958357864873985 On the latest GAA Hour we look back at Mayo-Tipperary and chat to Andy Moran about his incredible, never-ending career. Listen below or subscribe here on iTunes.