

WEIGHING IN
John McCarthy & Josh Thomson's MMA Show
Tap into the expertise of MMA referee legend, "Big" John McCarthy and former world champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson as they bring you PURE MMA. Their 40+ years combined experience provides listeners with incredible insight, all the history and (mostly) hilarious banter in an MMA news, recap and show-style podcast.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 1h 15min
Who's Next for Topuria? | Aspinall vs Gane CONFIRMED! | WEIGHING IN #593
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Big John and Josh talk who's next for Topuria, Aspinall vs Gane confirmed and more!
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Jul 20, 2025 • 2h 3min
Dustin Poirier Retires at UFC 318 | Dana Bans Jon Jones from White House Card | WEIGHING IN #592
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Intro 00:00
Holloway vs Poirier 07:02
Costa vs Kopylov 32:29
Holland vs Rodriguez 35:52
Ige vs Pitbull 40:36
Johnson vs Zellhuber 48:21
Phillips vs Oliveira 52:23
Vettori vs Allen 55:17
Prado vs Veretennikov 1:00:04
Gautier vs Valentin 1:03:48
Fugitt vs Dulatov 1:04:42
Crute vs Prachnio 1:05:29
Spann vs Brzeski 1:06:56
Ferreira vs McVey 1:07:30
Eblen vs van Steenis 1:09:32
Ditcheva vs Inaba 1:18:12
McKee vs Magomedov 1:21:46
Zaynukov vs Izumi 1:26:09
Anderson vs Goltsov 1:27:36
Usyk vs Dubois 2 1:35:15
Jones NOT allowed on White House Card 1:39:35
Moicano doesn’t want Money? 1:44:19
Turki disowns Helwani 1:48:21

Jul 16, 2025 • 1h 34min
Holloway vs Poirier for the BMF Title! FIGHT PREVIEW! | WEIGHING IN #591
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Big John and Josh preview UFC 318 Poirier vs Holloway, talk Conor McGregor recent scandal and more.
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Jul 14, 2025 • 1h 38min
McGregor Goes Wild in New Promo | Did They Stop It Too Soon? | WEIGHING IN #590
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Intro 00:00
Lewis vs Teixeira 10:39
Thompson vs Bonfim 22:58
Kattar vs Garcia 29:11
Landwehr vs Charriere 33:11
Petrino vs Lane 36:55
Tafa vs Tokkos 39:07
Griffin vs Curtis 41:24
Matthews vs Njokuani 45:01
Murphy vs Moura 46:34
Nzechukwu vs Walker 47:10
Tim Kennedy Situation 52:44
Ben Askren Update 1:01:12
BKFC New Signings 1:06:04
McGregor Side Quests 1:07:29
Lee vs Ruotolo 1:11:00
Oliveira vs Holloway Rematch? 1:16:34
Johnny Eblen Robbed 1:26:33
Mackenzie Dern Divorce Controversy 1:30:11

Jul 9, 2025 • 1h 23min
Holloway Won't Lay Down for Poirier Retirement | WEIGHING IN #589
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Big John and Josh preview upcoming UFC fight night, talk Max Hollowat 2nd trilogy and more.
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Jul 6, 2025 • 1h 25min
UFC at White House, Jones PED Response, Scoring Changes | WEIGHING IN #588
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Intro 00:00
UFC at the White House 12:23
Jon Jones denies PEDs and Teases Return 26:50
Weighing In Controversy at UFC 317 35:46
Strickland Rushes Cage to Attack Fighter 47:15
Changes coming to MMA Scoring? 50:41
Fight Announcements 1:12:19

Jul 2, 2025 • 1h 15min
Topuria Tops Pound4Pound Ranks! | WEIGHING IN #587
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Big John and Josh talk Topuria taking the top Pound 4 Pound spot, retiring champs and more.
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Jun 29, 2025 • 1h 29min
Topuria KOs Oliveira! | UFC 317 Review | WEIGHING IN #586
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Big John and Josh review UFC 317, Topuria vs Oliveira.
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Jun 25, 2025 • 1h 40min
Who Wins the Title at UFC 317, Topuria or Oliveira? | WEIGHING IN #585
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Big John and Josh preview UFC 317, Topuria vs Oliveira.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 1h 11min
Josh Calls Out Nate Diaz for Boxing Match | Jon Jones Actually Retires | WEIGHING IN #584
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And Now 00:00
Borroka MMA 00:33
Hill vs Rountree 03:56
Fiziev vs Bahamondes 11:17
Blaydes vs Kuniev 16:45
Musayev vs Orolbia 19:18
Sadykhov vs Motta 21:56
PFL 25:37
39:00 2 fights bishop and Mohamedov
BKFC 40:26
Jon Jones Retires 44:22
Conor Punches Fan 58:00
Nate Diaz Callout 1:01:40