"Big" John McCarthy explains his decision to leave podcasting and MMA media, and go back to refereeing combat sports.

John McCarthy advises Colby Covington against fighting Gilbert Burns. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) lost his second consecutive fight when he suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Joaquin ...

Khamzat Chimaev made history at UFC 319 when he defeated Dricus du Plessis to win the middleweight title. His relentless wrestling and pressure helped him dominate all five rounds in Chicago on August ...

Veteran official John McCarthy likes where MMA is currently at in terms of its ruleset and officiating. However, that doesn't mean there aren't things he would change. McCarthy, a retired MMA referee ...

Retired MMA referee John McCarthy is one of the sport’s pioneers, although he has not fought in it. McCarthy has been with the sport since its inception in the early 90s, and the MMA community reveres ...