Big John McCarthy

Big John talks Frank Mir ahead of Bellator 198

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Bellator 198 is right around the corner and we will finally get to see one of the UFC’s best heavyweights in Frank Mir take on PrideFC legend Fedor Emelianenko. Granted they are both past their prime but there is still interest from fans who will come out on top including legendary referee Big John McCarthy. In this video he discusses Mir. Check it out…

Interesting: Big John on medical marijuana

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Here’s a fun topic. Medical marijuana. MMA referee to the stars Big John McCarthy’s wife uses medical marijuana for Lupus and he isn’t shy about his opinions on it. McCarthy recently spoke to Vegas Cannabis and even touched on marijuana in MMA. The understanding of concussions and their severity is one of the big hurdles facing all combat … Read more

‘Big’ John McCarthy voices opinion on altering the outcomes of fights as MMA referee

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Long time MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy is one of the best referee’s in the history of MMA, reffing some of the biggest fights in MMA history. He has a hashtag movement on Twitter called “#AskBJM” where he’ll answer questions from people on Twitter and it’s quite good. He recently was asked a question regarding … Read more

Here’s what will happen if you try to bribe Big John McCarthy to fix a fight

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After you’ve seen enough crazy endings to MMA fights, once in awhile the thought might cross your mind that there was something shady going on. Somebody was paid off. The referee or judge or someone was in on it and the fight was fixed. Referee Big John McCarthy has been around since the beginning and has talked … Read more

Tweetle Dee and Tweetle Dumb: Mark Hunt and the NSAC

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How did you like Mark Hunt’s performance against Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 this past weekend? He landed some hard shots against dos Santos, but dos Santos’ chin held up and he used his boxing and takedowns en route to what looked like was going to be a unanimous decision win — until dos he was able to land a spinning head kick and finish Hunt off with under a minute left in the fight.

Fixed fights in the UFC: A look inside the autobiography of “Big” John McCarthy – part 1

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ProMMAnow.com takes a look at “Big” John McCarthy’s autobiography “Let’s Get It On!” and his description of refereeing two fights inside the UFC Octagon that he believes were fixed.