Could we finally be approaching a miraculous time where eye pokes in MMA are punished swiftly and without mercy? Following a recent gathering of multiple MMA commission heads and officials, we might.

Aspinall released his medical report after UFC 321, detailing the multitude of injuries he sustained due to Gane’s egregious fouling in their undisputed heavyweight title fight. A few months on, the ...

"Big" John McCarthy is once again changing lanes in the combat sports world. Two weeks ago, McCarthy announced he was returning to his original role in MMA: refereeing. McCarthy had been working ...

MMA officiating, in regards to both judging and refereeing, has been one of the hottest topics of 2025 — and not for the right reasons. Controversies have piled up to such a degree that even longtime ...

Referees in fight sports come in for all kinds of criticism, but on one weekend in Las Vegas, they gather to help each other get it right.

Referee John McCarthy got more than he bargained for when he stepped in to stop a fight at the UFC event in Brazil on this day nine years ago. The UFC is currently fast approaching its next visit to ...