"This why we don't have women fighting men" - Ex-UFC referee weighs in on Julianna Pena getting beat up by 6'3" man

Ex-UFC referee discusses Julianna Pena
Ex-UFC referee discusses Julianna Pena's altercation story with a male co-worker. [Image courtesy: Getty]

Julianna Pena's story about being beaten up by a 6'3" male co-worker has garnered significant attention. John McCarthy recently commented on it, reiterating his belief that women should avoid fighting men.

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About three months ago, on an episode of the OverDogs Podcast, Pena recounted her experience of being dropped three times by her colleague in a street fight. 'The Venezuelan Vixen' revealed that she ended up with eleven stitches around her eye and learned a valuable lesson of never fighting men again.

In a recent discussion on the WEIGHING IN podcast, McCarthy shared his views on Pena's experience. Emphasizing why women should steer clear of fighting men, the ex-UFC referee said:

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"The truth is, Hollywood does a lot of things for people in believing that women can... take on a man and fight a man. No... A professional mixed martial artist in the female category, if they take on someone [who] doesn't know how to fight, they can do well, okay?"

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He added:

"But, if they take on someone [who] knows how to fight, they're going to have f**king problems, okay? This is why we don't have women fighting men. It's not a good outcome for anybody."
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Check out John McCarthy's comments below (1:16:05):

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Julianna Pena shares heartfelt message after UFC 316 loss

Julianna Pena lost her women's bantamweight title to Kayla Harrison last Saturday at UFC 316. Pena recently reflected on the loss in a post on her Instagram handle.

Captioning the post, 'The Venezuelan Vixen' congratulated Harrison on her win and wrote:

"Thank you to the fans who lifted me with your love and encouragement during this #fightcamp. I love you all and feel so grateful for all the support and energy you guys give me—It truly means the world 🥹 ! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get the job done 💔I’m super disappointed, but hats off to Kayla on her win! Time to get healed up and get ready for her next fight because I’m calling dibs on the winner ! #ufc316 #peñapower #comebackkid #ufc #wmma"
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