Episode 50 – We discuss Big John winning Referee of the Year at the World MMA Awards. Plus, we look at Thompson’s TKO win vs Hendricks and hit on the difference in action and decision making for a TKO. We also do an interview with LA Times writer Lance Pugmire on his story this week...

Episode 49 – We discuss the backlash on Sage Northcutt following his loss on Saturday at UFC on Fox 18 and examine Benson Henderson’s move to Bellator from the UFC. We also look at two big KO’s that John reffed at Bellator 148 on Friday and discuss responsibilities of a ref on a clean KO....

Episode 48 – Our very own Big John is a nominee for the World MMA Awards ‘Best Referee of the Year! Vote here worldmmaawards.com/vote.php and support Big John! This week, we open with a discussion about UFC 196 becoming UFC Fight Night 82, and look at injury pull outs by Velasquez and Werdum and the move...

Episode 47 – We talk Cris Cyborg’s win and what’s next for her in MMA and we ask “will UFC add women’s 145 lbs division?” We also look at Alexander Shlemenko announcing a fight in Moscow in M1 next month, despite California’s 3-year ban…and we discuss what this means for suspended fighters and the difficulties...

Episode 46 – On today’s show we discuss the reduction of Nick Diaz’s suspension and fine, Sakakibara announcing that Rizin is considering a division for fighter’s age 40 and older, and we look at the BJ Penn vs Nik Lentz poetry feud. As always, Big John answers your questions, submitted on Twitter using #AskBJM or via email at...

Episode 45 – Big John gives his perspective of reffing Lawler vs Condit, plus we examine the fight’s scorecards and Joe Rogan’s comments. Next, we look at the HalfGuarded.com article that criticized John for reffing at Rizin and discuss various rule sets and matchmaking for the new promotion. Also, Ronda Rousey has been announced as host of “Saturday Night Live”, and...

Episode 44 – Big John is live from Japan, just hours after refereeing Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh at Rizin FF. We also look back at the life and career of Emmanuel Yarborough and UFC founder Art Davie calls in for a heartfelt remembrance. Plus, Jacob “Stitch” Duran joins us from Japan to discuss his departure from the...

Episode 43 – Merry Christmas from Big John McCarthy & Sean Wheelock! We begin the show by discussing the California State Athletic Commission weight cutting summit, where both John and Sean participated, and look at the different proposals, including one from Rules and Regulations Committee (chaired by Sean), as well as Dr. Ayoub on fighter safety....

Episode 42 – Big John opens up about refereeing the Conor McGregor vs José Aldo fight at UFC 194 this past weekend in Las Vegas. He gives a full behind-the-scenes recap of everything from the pre-fight rules meetings in the dressing rooms, to what happened in the ring, and even addresses social media claims of...

Episode 41 – Trisha Morrison, the widow of boxer Tommy Morrison, makes an explosive appearance on this week’s show. Speaking exclusively with Big John & Sean, Trisha makes the case that Tommy Morrison never had HIV/AIDS, discusses her recently-filed civil lawsuit against the Nevada State Athletic Commission (among others), and  talks about her multi-year quest to clear...