Despite being a licensed referee in the state of California it has been revealed that the
“Big” John McCarthy Will Not Ref UFC 104 in California
will not be using his services for the
104 card this Saturday. There are some obvious questions that need to be asked here. Mainly, why would the man most regard as the best ref in the business not be employed for the biggest shows in the state?
Sherdog is pushing for follow up:
Follow-up inquiries were sent Thursday and Monday to the CSAC’s Thornton asking for more specific criteria about who is assigned to referee UFCs, if McCarthy met the criteria, as well as which referees have been assigned to UFC 104. Those inquiries were not answered as of press time late Tuesday.











