Maybe it was a matter of time. Maybe it was Dana White getting over his issues with one of the better MMA referees out there. Nonetheless, the UFC, according to MMAFighting’s Mike Chiapetta, Big John McCarthy is going to be in the Octagon to ref bouts for the UFC again.
For many years, McCarthy was the UFC’s top official and was last in the Octagon during The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale when Roger Huerta and clay guida touched gloves.
McCarthy’s wife has said that her husband has no idea which bouts he will be officiating and that he will not speak on his return to the UFC until after the fight.
Interestingly enough, McCarthy nearly burned his bridges with the UFC as he had made disparaging comments about the promotion during his post-retirement back in 2007; even when he came out of retirement in 2008, McCarthy officiated in non-UFC fight cards.
Personally, I am glad Big John is back where he belongs – in the UFC. And it is not a knock on Yves, Mario, Herb, Josh or Steve at all. It just so happens that Big John is the premier MMA referee out there. Now if he can just be diplomatic.
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