John McCarthy believes Chris Curtis has a right to be upset about his loss at UFC Fight Night 249. Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC ...

McCarthy, a retired MMA referee who helped create the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts rule set in the early 2000s, wants to see the sport adopt knees to a grounded opponent – which are currently ...

Amazingly, Machida used the same kick as Silva to KO Couture after Seagal made a bold pre-fight prediction during a backstage ...

John McCarthy recently offered a candid assessment of Michael Chandler's career in the wake of his loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 309. 'Iron' returned to action after a two-year hiatus ...

John McCarthy thinks that one judge having a drastically different scorecard for an MMA fight compared to his colleagues isn't always a bad thing. The original UFC referee and MMA pioneer sees the ...

One of the veteran minds of MMA defended Chris Curtis’s stance on the controversial end to his fight at UFC Vegas 101. UFC middleweight Chris Curtis’s first Octagon appearance of 2025 didn’t play out ...

John McCarthy Suggests UFC Hire Rules Analyst for Broadcasts John McCarthy, who helped write the Unified Rules of MMA, told MMA Junkie Radio that the UFC needs to include a rules analyst as part ...

The Fighting Nerds became the cool kids in 2024. No MMA team turned heads more than the Nerds over the past 12 months as they ...

Following Khabib Nurmagomedov's removal from a flight, MMA fighters and fans defend him, criticizing the airline’s handling ...

An influencer reacts after a video of him getting his backside kicked by a UFC star goes public. Elsewhere, Conor McGregor is ...

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 ...