SACRAMENTO – There was a time when UFC President Dana White and John McCarthy weren’t on each other’s Christmas lists, to put it nicely. But now, White is singing the praises of the veteran referee, who oversaw the main event of Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 event. “John McCarthy and I might have had our moments throughout the years, but I’ll tell you what I love about McCarthy, and it happened again tonight,” he said following the event. “When John is in that octagon, he is in absolute and total control.” Five years ago, White was thinking more about McCarthy’s behavior outside the cage.
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Once a critic, Dana White now a fan of veteran ref John McCarthy – MMA Junkie