
WEIGHING IN
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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May 18, 2025 • 1h 38min
Islam Is Avoiding Ilia Topuria… says Chael Sonnen | Burns vs Morales REACTION | WEIGHING IN #574
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And Now 00:00
Burns vs Morales 02:02
Yusuff vs Santos 08:29
Stoltzfus vs Ruziboev 10:21
Erosa vs Costa 13:31
Green vs Camilo 15:59
Gordon vs Moisés 18:35
Reed vs Gomes 20:43
Della Maddalena vs Makhachev Odds 22:34
Topuria vs Oliveira Odds 28:58
Ankalaev can’t find an opponent 33:30
Pettis vs Stots 36:49
Hughes declines bonus 48:25
Chael says Makhachev is running scared 52:17
Big John Joins! 1:01:07
Jones vs Cormier at HW? 1:19:15
Zak Lansing Make a Wish Story 1:35:39

May 14, 2025 • 1h 29min
Islam vs JDM CONFIRMED! | DDP vs Khamzat BOOKED! | WEIGHING IN #573
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Big John and Josh react to Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall potentially being off, Kamaru Usman suggesting he will fight Islam Makhachev, preview UFC Burns vs Morales and more.
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May 11, 2025 • 1h 13min
Belal Dethroned, Pereira ‘Hacked,’ & PED Users in the UFC HOF?! | WEIGHING IN #572
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And Now 00:00
Muhammad vs Della Maddalena 03:31
Shevchenko vs Fiorot 19:32
Aldo vs Zahabi 26:08
Grasso vs Silva 39:37
Saint-Denis vs Prepolec 42:43
Malott vs Radtke 43:26
Andrade vs Jasudavicius 45:07
Bukauskas vs Cuțelaba 47:34
Stirling vs Erslan 48:27
Barriault vs Silva 49:26
Santos vs Jeong Yeong 50:02
PFL 52:16
Vitor Belfort HOF 53:57
Poatan “Hacked” 1:05:50

May 7, 2025 • 1h 33min
Belal Defends Against JDM! | WEIGHING IN
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Big John and Josh preview UFC315.
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May 4, 2025 • 1h 3min
Bo Nickal Hype Crushed & Tsarukyan’s Excuses Called Out | WEIGHING IN #570
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And Now 00:00
Arman Declines Fight 03:00
Sandhagen vs Figueiredo 14:18
de Ridder vs Nickal 21:53
Ponzinibbio vs Rodriguez 28:22
Jackson vs Marcos 31:39
Smotherman vs Sidey 33:36
Stephans vs Jones 34:27
Santos vs Tate 37:04
Loder vs Bekoev 37:41
Rodriguez vs Robertson 37:52
Bolanos vs Quang 39:17
PFL World Tournament 41:42
Fatal Fury Time Square 50:08
Canelo vs Scull 54:55
Sam Alvey is a Double Champ 58:02
Cop vs Fireman 59:37

Apr 30, 2025 • 1h 38min
Sandhagen vs Figueiredo Preview | WEIGHING IN #569
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Big John and Josh preview Sandhagen vs Figueiredo and more.
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Apr 27, 2025 • 1h 52min
Ian Garry DOMINATES… But Was Exposed Late? | WEIGHING IN #568
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And Now 00:00
Overview of the night 06:15
Machado Garry vs Prates 18:09
Smith vs Mingyang 31:16
Chikadze vs Onama 36:39
Pereira vs Magomedov 40:49
Brown vs Dalby 45:45
Aliskerov vs Muniz 48:57
Schnell vs Flick 52:22
Elder vs Young 54:34
Gutierrez vs Castaneda 56:43
Blackshear vs Heili 58:06
Wellmaker vs Saaiman 1:00:49
Amorim vs Viana 1:04:13
Cuamba vs Romero 1:10:03
New Fight Announcements 1:19:02
Davis vs Paul Leaked? 1:33:22
Eddie Hall’s Victory 1:36:31
Is Chael Sonnen leaking fights? 1:44:02
Poirier announces Saints pick in the draft 1:46:50

Apr 23, 2025 • 1h 32min
Garry vs Prates Preview | McGregor Reignites Chandler Fight | WEIGHING IN #567
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Big John and Josh preview Ian Garry vs Carlos Prates, talk McGregor vs Chandler after Conor's tweet and more.
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Apr 20, 2025 • 2h 1min
UFC 317 LEAKED?! | PFL RESULTS | WEIGHING IN #656
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And Now 00:00
PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT 3 01:30
Jeffery vs Ramazanov 08:07
Primus vs Cenci 12:47
Silveira vs Shipman 14:14
Davis vs Collard 16:58
Wilson vs Burnell 20:14
Rosta vs Sy 25:01
Rabadanov vs Diakiese 30:50
Edwards vs Kasanganay 36:27
PFL’s Plan For The Future 54:06
International Fight Week Leaked? 59:22
Adesanya vs Strickland II 1:23:10
Holland vs Luque 1:28:38
Paul vs Chavez Jr 1:31:53
OF Fan Questions 1:34:29

Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 31min
Who is Next for Volkanovski? | PFL Preview | WEIGHING IN #565
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Big John and Josh talk the state of the featherweight division, preview PFL and more.
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