The Schmo interviews MMA Referee Marc Goddard on his balcony in Fight Island. Topics include:
- Hogging the lanes in the swimming pool
- Involvement & Importance of International Mixed Martial Arts Federation
- Why judges don’t have prior MMA careers
- Becoming a Referee by Accident
- Most gruesome injury inside the cage
- Loudest crowd experience
- Colby Covington's Verbal Abuse
- Referring Championship Fights vs all other fighters
- Conversation with Joseph Benavidez after losing to Deiveson Figueiredo
- Air horn malfunction at UFC Fight Island 2
Graphics: @jamescdzn
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I wanna see the Keith Peterson interview but he’s probably busy getting high on cigarettes and alcohol
Well you’re already here buddy
when the schmo called keith peterson, he was just getting up. so they didnt interview him
Facts
You can't get high off cigarettes or alcohol... Maybe a rush from nicotine and get drunk from alcohol✅🤙👼
😂
8:50 Colby remarks
U a real one , hope to see u next video
Thanks
Thankx man
Not all hero’s wear capes fair play bro
HopchopTV thanks brudda
Marc "I don't see anything wrong with dc poking Stipes eyes out" Goddard
Marc 'stand up fighters 5 seconds after a takedown' Goddard
Grant Colby is a clown and so are his fans They needed an excuse for when his jaw got broken
What do yuh call a Stipe with no eyes??? ...... Stpe Mocc
Exactly! This guy has made a lot of mistakes.
@grant not necessarily he stood him up against woodley and told him kamaru it’s a fight which was just stupid wrestling is part of the fight it’s only when they are not active and not advancing is when they should be stood up
I’m a simple guy. I get a Schmo notification, and I immediately watch it.
*Schmotification
StSins beat me to it
@gunit 010 Errrm you're here to ya moron LMAO poor troll attempt. How old are you 14? Gunit? You still on that hype? LMFAO sit down kid.
How many times have you seen and used this comment format bruh come on now
So original
He’s trying hard not to show that brummie accent
Can u blame him lol
Idk exactly where he’s from, but his accent sounds normal for someone in the southern parts of Birmingham.
He sounds kinda aussie
@@snaccs2904 😐
@@snaccs2904 i have a hard time discerning the accents as well.
Don’t see why so many people are bashing Marc here. He’s one of the best refs in the sport hands down. He used to/still does train and compete. He knows how it feel to be in there with 4oz gloves on. Probably 99.99% of people commenting on his skills as a ref have never stepped inside a ring/cage etc. Have some respect for the man.
It’s popular to show your outrage in today’s culture of canceling people and expressing your opinion as if it fookin matters. Dmax dad out.
There was a real issue in the Covington fight. He stopped the fight because of an alleged eye poke, but the replay showed that Colby hit him on the other side of the face. There were two stops that saved Usman. With saving Usman twice, then had a questionable stoppage to end the fight. I'm not saying you can't make a mistake as a ref, but not addressing the flagrantly staged eye poke is an issue. I didn't see it live. Mistakes happen, but to act like Colby is unfairly criticizing him is a joke.
He's way too easy on eye pokes, watch stipe vs cormier 2
Colby Covington has entered the chat
I love how the Schmo is deep in character and Mark Goddard is still able to take the conversation very seriously.. Awesome people!
Marc “not so” Goodart 😂
Mark Goddard is such a stud, professional and with lots of integrity. Always impressed with interviews I see of him. Big respect
Couldn’t put it better!
Is he the ref who let DC gouge Stipe's eyes out?
@@bradjohnson5928 yeah
compared to the top refs... no he is not.. he lets too much bullshit slide.
When I’m watching the fights he’s that one referee that stands out that I can hear him yelling out instructions to the fighters when they’re hurt or not fighting back. He makes it well known he’s giving them every chance to stay in there.
Goddard is a quality ref. We can’t just judge solely on our emotions.
He was a quality ref was
Mike Chadwick no one cares about Colby
Nobody cares abt colby...goddard saved him from cte
Sam Alvey also disagrees. "He will never ref my fight again".
@@siddharthabhattacharya3117 yea by letting illegal blows, Colby was perfectly defending his self, guess you caught up in fake news, go re-watch the fight
This was awesome Schmo, love to see you interview more people involved in the sport
Mark "Punches in the Back of the Head is Okay" Goddard
@Scott Chegg Scott "I'm gonna call ppl names because I don't agree with them" Chegg 😂😂😂
@@naturoidz2714 you do realise you made a comment initially calling someone a name, right?
@@KingDomsKingdom85 He did let Usman hit Colby in the back of the head. I didn't call him an idiot.
Crazy how people who didn't even watch the fight comment on here not so good gooder gave Osman brakes when you could clearly see what happened and then illegal blows to the Head and Colby was perfectly fine come on man hate on Colby if you want like Dana White said that kid fucking fights and backs of shit up
Ummmmm ya brain damage, okkkaaaayyy
Marc “Not So” Goodard
So bad
Cringe
Grade school insults 😂😂 makes it even funnier
Foh
@@Thelifeofcm ya u r
Just want to say I enjoy your interviews Dave, keep it up!
Idk I wouldn’t get so uptight about what Colby says. He’s just playing a character and he’s being very over the top about the referee stoppage because he wants that Usman rematch at some point
Yep, no such thing as bad press neither. That ref is way better known now
Anyone with a proper brain in their don't believe what comes out of his mouth except his moronic fans of course
Colby is a moron. Glad he had his jaw wired shut
@James Hetfield colby has the exact same style as usman except those pillow jabs. And was it boring when usman dropped him many times and broke his jaw for talking trash?
X X hahahahaha ikr they all worship Colby just like they worship their daddy Trump.
I really get the Schmo after seeing the in/out of character on the Michael Bisping interview. Keep it up.
Colby vs Mark fight island. Make it happen Dana!
Great questions. I liked this a lot. Keep em coming Schmo!!
awesome interview men
Not so Goodard 😂
Marc not so Goodard
god bless the schmo man. he's great. i always laugh when he asks the question then raises his eyebrows and pulls his face back with that schmo look. classic.
Awesome interview Schmo, thank you!!
When goddard said he got into refereeing by accident, i said to myself ‘a good interviewer will not let that disappear, fans are gonna want to know what the accident was. Its a bit of background history. What happened next? The schmo asked the question. Legend. Schmo you the man. It seems so natural to you tho im sure you have worked bloody hard for it. Thanks for your hard work!
Had a great talk and thanks for the time! God bless the comments! Thank you to all who understand and appreciate. Life is good. :-)
Colby talk starts at 9:06
Thank you
Thanks
Absolutely love your vids 👍🏼
Marc Goddard looks huge without the refree uniform
I think he fought at 205, so, yeah, he's probably up there.
3:11 he sounds exactly like Leon Edwards
Whos edwards? Leon scott?
Without the lisp
Hahahahahahahhaahhahaha he does
He does a bit. They must be from the same area.
Yes, both from Birmingham
He dropped the ball in the Colby fight twice, which likely impacted the outcome. Too bad he didn’t learn from his mistakes.
how so?
Dropped the ball how? Colby lost fair and square
Get off Colby's nuts.
@W Baldwin Eddie was cheating throughout that fight, he's lucky he didn't have a point taken
@W Baldwin Marc doesn't have a slo-mo camera built into his eye. Totally understandable to pause a fight when you see a fighter wincing in pain after a supposed nut shot, whether it really was a nut shot or not... I'd rather him stop the fight due to a fake nut shot than keep a fight going after an actual nut shot only for the guy who received it to lose because of it.
Marc was luckily to escape without a black eye the way the Schmo was flexin that big boy bicep when he was pointing the mic. Awesome work as always sir 🤙🏽
Best interviews yet schmo!
Goddard is usually a decent ref in my opinion but to see him defend his awful stoppage in Covington/Usman makes me lose a lot of respect. It takes a great ref to acknowledge mistakes (i.e. Herb Dean) and learn from them instead of laughing at the fighter he screwed over. I hope to not see him officiating any more title matches but the commissions are notorious for assigning bad refs.
Don't forget Jason Herzog. Def an up and comer.
Steven 100% agree
Great work like usually
schmo is really killing with very interesting interviews
Awesome interview!!!
Absolutely fantastic interview with the #Schmo an #MarcGoddard !💯🔥🔥👍🤘👍
Poor ref being used as the scapegoat. I'd respect Colby more if he'd just admit he got whooped
@Smallie Biggs he would've still lost
So winning 2/4 rounds while having your jaw brooken is getting whooped? Casual.
Nah it was a great fight I had them even until usman dropped him he's just playing character with the early stoppage stuff he was done. Goddard's one of the best refs in the game
@Smallie Biggs a split decision 1 ref had it 3 1 colbert
@Make The UFC Great Again X rays have come out dood. It was broken
This was a good interview this
When Colby said he's "square-headed fuck from England Marc "not so" Goddard" i was laughing af...
He's such a class act he got pushed in UAE warriors promotion by a scumbag and he kept being a professional
Colby would send Jorge back to Cuba on a banana boat
Colbys a bum
Lol cuz you're a casual who only watch highlights
Surely anyone with a brain can see by the way he articulates his position on refereeing that he is one of the most neutral well trained refs in the game. World class in my opinion, even the best make mistakes.
Oh so you just gonna take his word for it? Haha It's not like anybody out here lies right... Smh
Yaa except Marc didnt make a mistake buddy.
@@okallup8012 well it definitely was an early stoppage, but I really didn't see Colby winning that round after getting dropped, so he would have lost anyway
@@okallup8012 except the fact he killed Benavides
Make The UFC Great Again he didn’t get the UFC job by accident but nice troll half truth. Still salty Colby lost? Colby would have made UFC great again but instead we got the sleepy joe Biden of ufc aka Marty.
Goddard, Dean, Big John. We are very fortunate to have had these guys around in this community. Great guys, refs, and conversationalists
I just wish the ufc would use mike beltran more hes a great ref as well
Dont forget jason Herzog
@user name wtf are you even talking bout troll
@user name tell us how you really feel
Never liked these refs that assert themselves too much, like they're running the show or something, I get that they have to be in control, but big John especially just acts like he's on a power trip for no reason
Great interview
The Schmo asks the questions all fans wanna hear answered. Man is the best in the business no doubt. I said it
Kamaru's good friend who helped him win that night.
Marc always refs for usman fights, kinda sketchy ngl
No need to be salty😂😂😂🧂🧂🧂
Rob Weisbaum Colby got his jaw broken and him and his deluded fanboys needed an excuse ...
Grant he got his jaw broken and ran out the cage like a baby He’s a sore loser and he lost Get over it
D Sam yet usman still broke colbys jaw and made him cry And his fanboys like yourself have to defend him ...
To be honest I think mark deserves referee of the year for how he handled the Santos vs bogatinov I was really impressed by how he handled that
Schmo schovering, great interviews. Schom vs that morgan guy that always ask the first question for the media title. Make it happen
One of the most biased referee Covington vs usman 1
First time hearing him talk like this... respect this man
I once photographed a small event in the UK. Marc Goddard was the only recognisable name there. I was quite impressed as he was the only famous mma personality I'd ever seen in real life. At one point as we waited for a fighter to walk out from the back, he looked at me, smiled and summoned me over. I was excited, my first interaction with a big name guy. What was going to happen, would he tell me he saw potential in my photos? He then put his hand on my shoulder and said 'can you go stand and hold those doors open?'
Oh look it's the ref that saved Colby from the Nigerian Nightmare! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
@Truth God: I didn't see Usman getting dropped twice, didn't see him get his jaw broken after talking all kinds of shit n I didn't see Usman run out of the Octagon after the outcome.
absolutely the other way round. He let usman recover from the liver shot when he was about to get tko'd.
@@ItsameAlex Thanks for your opinion bruh
easily the worst personality, performance, and ego out of any ref
What? He great. Pls be quite
He’s great
Hes sucked this fight island
Would you like mario and Steve back
714ever they even wouldve stopped benavidez earlier
MORAL OF THE DAY FOR EVERYONE: KILL IT WITH KINDNESS❤️💚💛💜💙
@user name WELL YOU ALWAYS SEE A REFLECTION OF UR SELF AS IT SAID, PERHAPS THAT MAKES YOU FAKE N TWO FACED PROBABLY...😂😂😂😂😂
@user name WELL NOT EVERYONE IS FAKE N TWO FACED ....SOME PEOPLE REALLY MEAN WHAT THEY SAY AND SOME REALLY KILL PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS RATHER THAN RETALIATION.....🙂
What’s fake about being kind to someone who doesn’t agree with you and even attacks u verbally? Maybe being real 2u is punching the guy in the face cause u disagree. Or maybe they should yell at each other. Diff strokes for diff folks.
Great to hear goddard speaking for himself! What a cool guy. I hate hearing crappy things about good people and being left to wonder if some of it could be true or what....always want to hear both sides. And to me it’s clear who the good guy is, especially after hearing this.
Great interview, Goddard is a legend!
Colby is a genius. Keeps his name in the public domain, and keeps himself relevant by playing his character
The MMA reporters keep bring his name up in hope to make the next big MMA star, but Colby has been doing low numbers ratings / PPV buys wise, for example UFC 225 and UFC on ESPN 5 shows that he's doing low numbers in viewership, the MMA reporters try to give him attention, but unfortunately for Colby it doesn't translate into great viewership.
Is that a Bloodline pic tho
The Hardcore Gentleman Reporters don’t try and make a star they r better served to interview The Actual Star in the room. But your take is like CNNs: biased af and fake news, with a sprinkle of hatred.
@@skengbiscuit279 yh loool b2dal
@@xello13634 lol my g
I been watching Schmo since he first came out and he’s questions never fail to impress me REPORTERS NEED TO STUDY THIS MAN CAUSE THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD ACT. It resonates all his guest love him INCLUDING DANA that’s a tough nut to crack.
Like why try to provoke a fighter when you can get great inside to their life actually see the person behind the gloves, Sir I thank you for your great service
Very classy on the Colby remarks, a legend referee
Need to ask him about the Leonardo santos fight
He wasn’t very classy during the Colby vs usman fight. He gave usman timeouts for the fake nutshot and eye poke that killed colby’s momentum. And then when Colby got poked in the eye and wanted a timeout, this idiot didn’t give him a timeout. He even said “no more timeouts”
Schmo looks like a Rugby player that knows how to fix your computer
You can hate Colby all you want but he was covering up and only had 50 seconds to go before he won the fight on the judges score cards.
It's a good job you reminded us who is who at the end there shmo
Makes me sick, I can tell Marc is high on cigarettes and booze
Ur thinking of Keith no nonsense Peterson
Makes me sick u have 100 subs and no content. I can tell subs r high on cigs and drunk on weed.
I kinda miss the Artem Lobov memes
Hail lord lobov
Taking place at the balcony of The Schmo. Must be awesome out there.
That wasn't kindness. He's salty af over Colby's comments. Kinda makes me think maybe there is something to what Colby is saying
Marc Goddard and Herb dean are the OGs of UFC reffing. Love their officiating
Goddard ruined the fight
which fight?
He let Usman fake a nut shot when Usman took a big knee to the body.
@@NASkeywest but wasn't it a kick?
Goddard did make bad calls tho usman was faking shots but realistically i had it 2-2 til round 5 and if it went to decision usman would have won bc of the two knockdowns and figured the last 1 min would have been usman control him on the ground. Even tho i was going for colby that was an early stoppage and multiple bad calls but fair play to usman
@@0414rohan Usman only had 1 call which was controversial which was a groin/body shot. In the moment, Goddard did nothing wrong pausing the fight in the heat of the moment as Usman complained it was a low blow.. The rest was a eye shot which was 100% an eye poke. What about Colby complaining he got poked in the eyes when he clearly got punched in the jaw??? stop talking if u dont know what you're saying.
Sir Mark is a Legend!!!! One of the best ever!!!
Are you drunk?
Bad stoppage honestly. Covington was intelligently defending himself.
Hiltona he would have lost the fight anyways lol He did good with a broken jaw
@luki508 not only that but he let go of the single leg and just covered up. I think alot of people who enjoy Colbys shtick get overly carried away with it so much so that they believe every word he says unfortunately.
@luki508 illegal strikes to the back of head? Poor refereeing
@luki508 spot on there, i think unfortunately that some people are so enamored with Covingtons weirdly bitchy persona that they believe what comes out of his mouth. I've come to realise that those who are *BLINDLY* supporting Covington and criticising those he puts a nickname to are the same people who would be watching WWF wrestling as kids... yet haven't grown out of the whole mindset yet, you know dude? Personally speaking i absolutely love watching Covington compete as i believe he's ridiculously talented... but his whole previously planned put downs and inability to accept reality really takes away from his clear and obvious ability in the cage. That guy frustrates me more than anything as normally I'd be supporting him fully as he's such a talent... but his utter nonsense he comes out with in interviews makes him so phoney.
@luki508 fake nut shot,Colby got poked in the eye in the 4th no stoppages given.one sided refereeing...
Much love for The Schmo and Helen Yee
The schmo is the interview boss.
That was defiantly a clean body shot that he called a groin strike
He is one the best reffs in the bussiness because he is truly a student of the game.
Marc Goddard:one of the most experience and best MMA referee right now/ever who was a fighter himself. ####You rock man and Haters sucks.####
@user name Everybody make mistakes.I know he had many controversial fight cases but still i respect him.He does what he thinks is for the best outcome and yeah,sometimes his decision is wrong(well according to you maybe most of the time).But like I said, He always tries to make the right decision and always stands by what he feels is right despite many critisicm and is always willing to learn to be the best MMA ref. I respect your opinion and well,this is mine..and he is one of the best MMA ref ever.
@user name same goes for you
If I ever see Helen Yee in a pool, I hope to God I have my goggles with me
Marc "GOOD BLESS mates" Goodard
Love the Schmoulful music at the end.
He is clearly biased on Colby-usman fight... Sadly there is no one there's to defend Colby.. since everyone hate him
Undertaker.....ahahahaha!!! That was a perfect reference!!! Lol!!!!
Mark talks like a gentleman. Well done.
13:17 This interview seems theraprutic to Goddard. He had a lot of things in his mind.
That deep sigh of relief
Much like his podcasts with Dan Hardy
mark goddard the guy who let jose aldo take 76 undefended punches and left a guy stay in rear naked choke after being unconscious for 5 seconds
Not so Goddard is protecting his boy Leon Scott. His personal relationship with Leon Scott is suspect at best.
Apart from their nationality what makes you think he’s biased towards Edwards? Just curious
Why do you love colby so much to even copy what he says 🤦♂️😂 its honestly embarrassing he has absolutely no personality and had to create a fake one becuase he was gonna be cut and no charisma who stutters over his pre planned one liners 🤣🤣 ffs I suppose his fans must be weirdos too
@@paularrigan4441 because colby said that exact same thing and hes copying him 🤣🤣
paul arrigan Goddard found Leon Scott in the street when he was a kid, took him in and became a father figure to him let him train at his gym in the u.k. ect . My point is Goddard has an investment and interest in Leon Edwards . In Godards defense he has stated that he wouldn’t referee any of his fights , however that doesn’t prevent him from controlling the outcome of others.
Rads Maneuvers I agree. He should ref any weight class with the exception of welterweight class . If Leon Scott goes up or down in weight class he should be barred from ref’n this too.
Man I thought that that was him and Covington sitting together and was going to immediately click and watch. Then I realized it wasn't and decided not to but then came back just to leave this comment. That would have been an interesting video there.
Mr.Wolfchamp 1999 he has I vid with Covington
But you did do coby dirty
Mark not so Goodard will forever be this guys name
I had a problem with Usman taking a big knee to the body and acting like it was a low blow so he could recover. As soon as they showed the replay of it being a legit knee to the upper abdomen, should’ve gotten right back into fighting.
Mark, you've made a fan out of me!!!
I've seen Marc Goddard interviewed a few times before and the thing that always comes across is how much he loves the sport. he's so invested in the future and the success of the sport both globally and back in Birmingham, it's awesome to see
Reporter: “Worst thing about England?” Till: “Birmingham” Goddard: most likely refs the fight
Big ups to the man for being a fighter before being a ref
Amazing interview Marc is da shit
I mean he can sit there and say whatever he wants, he has the right to. But when you watch the fight lol, there was some actual bullshit going on. Especially the stoppage.
what was wrong with the stoppage?
That mic must be heavy cuz schmos left arm is huge looking compared to his right 😅😂
And no Marc, you have no integrity.
For anyone who is interested he does a podcast with Dan hardy called listen and the last one in particular was very intereating as he speaks about his thought process behind decisions he makes whule.watching the adesanya gastelum fight and talking about a few ithers . Check it out
I can't not think about Gordon Ramsay whenever I see this guy