Rumour that Referee “Big” John McCarthy will return to UFC
According to numerous reports on the internet, the most famous referee in MMA history, “Big” John McCarthy is scheduled to referee the UFC On Versus 2 card, featuring the headline attraction of Jon “Bones” Jones vs. “The Janitor” Vladimir Matyushenko.
If true, it would be McCarthy’s first referee gig with the world’s largest MMA promotion since turning in his referee shirt in exchange for a microphone at the end of UFC 78. McCarthy started in UFC 2 and was the sole ref until UFC 31, when the sport was sanctioned. Perhaps we’ll again hear the famous words “Let’s Get It ON!”
UFC On Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko emanates from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California on August 1st. The card will of course be televised on the Versus cable channel.
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FYI: the UFC doesn’t hire the refs, they’re employed by the state athletic commissions, so he will never “return to the UFC”.
Plus, if you’d watch other MMA events besides UFC, you’d see Big John saying “Let’s get it on” all the time.