Former referee John McCarthy was at the forefront of the UFC’s chase for acceptance during the promotion’s early years, and helped put together a ruleset and argue the case for the sport in front of judges during the organization’s battle for legal acceptance. So his opinion on the UFC’s upcoming events in Jacksonville, starting with UFC 249 on May 9, comes with a level of experience and gravitas few in his field can match. The former official, who now works as a fight analyst and commentator for rival promotion Bellator, said he has watched the UFC’s attempts to stage UFC 249, and revealed that other officials had contacted him for advice about potentially working the event
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John McCarthy admits advice to officials changed when UFC 249 switched to Florida – MMA Junkie