John McCarthy is explaining why he absolutely hates the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson booking. The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson is scheduled for Saturday, July 20th, at the AT &T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and will stream live on Netflix. There is a 30-year age gap between the ‘Problem Child’ and…
As his nickname suggests, Justin Gaethje produces highlights every time he steps into the cage, but he’ll likely have a tough time gaining revenge on Dustin Poirier next time out. Despite being well-versed in most areas of mixed martial arts, ‘Big’ John McCarthy believes ‘The Highlight’ has an obvious key to victory. The two previously…
‘Big’ John McCarthy and Josh Thomson have weighed in on the highly-anticipated five-round matchup between Max Holloway and Arnold Allen that’ll reportedly headline the UFC Fight Night card on April 15th. In the latest edition of the Weighing In podcast, former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson alluded to the fact that Max Holloway hasn’t competed since…
Former MMA referee John McCarthy weighed in on the upcoming bantamweight bout between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili. The bantamweight contenders are set to headline UFC Vegas 71, which is scheduled to take place on March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels. During episode #329 of his Weighing In podcast, McCarthy and Josh Thomson…
Jon Jones‘ much awaited return to the octagon was finally announced by the UFC this weekend. The former UFC light heavyweight champ is slated to make his heavyweight debut in a title fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March. While Gane has opened up as the betting favorite, former UFC referee John McCarthy…
Francis Ngannou is finally free to pursue his dream of competing in the boxing ring now that the UFC has officially announced that ‘The Predator’ is a free agent. Ngannou has been seeking a bout with heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury for quite some time. Earlier this week, during the post-fight press conference for UFC…
Former UFC referee John McCarthy’s son, Ron McCarthy, was one of the judges who scored Paddy Pimblett’s controversial unanimous decision win over Jared Gordon at UFC 282. Like the majority of the MMA community, McCarthy senior also disagreed with his son’s scoring. However, ‘Big John’ also pointed out that crowd reactions could be a possible…
Newly-crowned middleweight champion Alex Pereira has been repeatedly called out by the UFC’s most feared fighter, Khamzat Chimaev. Amidst reports of a potential first title defense for Pereira against Chimaev, veteran referee John McCarthy voiced his disagreement with the matchup on an episode of Weighing In. ‘Big John’ explained the stylistic differences that would prevent…
Charles Oliveira recently shot down rumors that he would return to the octagon in January. Weighing In hosts John McCarthy and Josh Thomson shared their thoughts on the former lightweight champion claiming that he needs a break following his defeat at UFC 280. Discussing Oliveira’s hiatus, Thomson stated: “When you’re the champ and all that pressure is relieved…
Josh Thomson and John McCarthy recently previewed the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva boxing match going down on October 29. As Jake Paul vs. Silva approaches, fans and analysts have differing viewpoints- it’s truly a fight between youth and experience. During an episode of the Weighing In podcast, McCarthy had this to say about ‘The Spider’ having…
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