McCarthy, a retired MMA referee who helped create the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts rule set in the early 2000s, wants ...

Ex-UFC referee John McCarthy recently shed light on the complexities of MMA judging, explaining why being the "odd judge out" in close fights often means being correct. Speaking on MMA Junkie Radio, ...

The UFC implemented several rule changes in the latter part of 2024, most notably allowing 12-6 elbows and changing the ...

Retired MMA referee John McCarthy believes that there’s a glaring issue in the UFC broadcast and offers his expertise as a possible solution.

John McCarthy believes that the UFC could improve its broadcasts by adding a new element that he has experience in ...

Colby wasn’t beating Buckley Speaking on his Weighing In podcast with Josh Thomson, “Big John” criticized Covington for ...

John McCarthy advises Colby Covington against fighting Gilbert Burns.

MMA and the UFC in terms of rule changes. The ever-notorious 12-6 elbow rule was overturned, and the definition of ...

CARSON, Calif. — Only one team ended up expressing interest in John McCarthy during the offseason last year. It ended up ...

However, one of the founders of MMA; legendary referee John McCarthy, has let him know that the dominance of Nurmagomedov was ...

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 ...