

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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Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 43min
Which Big Names Will Return for the White House Card? | WEIGHING IN #610
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Big John and Josh talk all the rumors and reports about the UFC White House card, preview UFC Fight Night and more.
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Sep 21, 2025 • 1h 30min
Dana White Wants to CONTROL Boxing?! (Ali Act Debate + UFC News) | WEIGHING IN #609
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Intro 00:00
Is it bad to have a single entity controlling boxing? 03:05
Raja Jackson Arrested 47:23
Dana and Ariel squashing the beef? 49:51
Gable Stevenson MMA debut 54:27
Who’s Next for Ilia/Is he ducking Arman? 1:02:48
Who’s Next for Holloway? 1:07:28
Till vs Tate? 1:11:42
Jon Jones NOT Retired 1:17:09

Sep 17, 2025 • 1h 39min
Dana White and Eddie Hearn Battling for Best Boxing Promoter? | WEIGHING IN #608
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Big John and Josh talk fallout from UFC and boxing weekend, announced fights and more.
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Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 34min
Canelo vs Crawford Preview | Noche UFC | WEIGHING IN #607
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Big John and Josh preview Canelo/Crawford, Noche UFC and more.
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Sep 7, 2025 • 2h 4min
UFC Paris Fallout + Mayweather vs Tyson & Andrew Tate RETURNS?! | WEIGHING IN #606
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00:00 Intro
Imavov vs Borralho 07:27
Saint-Denis vs Ruffy 20:42
Bukauskas vs Craig 31:09
Oki vs Jones 37:24
Sola vs McKee 45:04
Gomis vs Ruchala 47:49
Sy vs Ribeiro 49:58
Tybura vs Delija 51:21
Hardwick vs Fernandes 1:00:06
Patterson vs Waters 1:03:07
Tavares vs Bryczek 1:05:39
Bannon vs Hughes 1:14:33
Gustafsson vs Fakhretdinov 1:15:38
Setri Barrel Sauna 1:17:56
Mayweather vs Tyson 1:22:37
Andrew Tate Returns to Fighting 1:26:58
Bryan Battle Signs to PFL 1:33:12
Lee vs Ruotolo 1:38:46
Does Usman Nurmagomedov have a better resume then Ilia Topuria? 1:44:04
New UFC White House Details 1:53:20

Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 47min
Jon Jones Hit-and-Run Case Dismissed | Imavov vs Barralho | WEIGHING IN #605
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Aug 31, 2025 • 1h 29min
Raja Jackson Fallout, Ngannou’s Future & Can PFL Survive? | WEIGHING IN #604
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Intro 00:00
Final thoughts on the Raja Jackson situation 01:15
Who should Pico fight next? 10:01
Should Ferguson box Josh? 14:08
Bryan Battles weight miss 16:27
UFC Spiking rule 20:14
As a ref do you get caught watching the action? 22:13
Was Goddard too involved in DDP vs Chimaev? 26:02
New Intro 31:11
Who should Hooker fight next? 32:20
Josh’s Hair when fighting 40:59
What current belt holder will lose next? 43:21
Does PFL Regret the Ngannou/Bellator Deal? 48:55
Will Chimaev Play It Safe? 59:17
Was Chimaev missing weight a blessing in disguise? 1:07:40
Jones or Aspinall? 1:11:05
What happens if a fighting trips on ref? 1:17:56
Over/Under PFL Stays In Business? 1:19:33

Aug 27, 2025 • 1h 31min
Raja Jackson's Assault on Wrestler | Tony Ferguson vs Salt Papi | WEIGHING IN #603
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Aug 23, 2025 • 1h 44min
Paul vs Davis, UFC Chaos, Strickland in Anger Management & Ngannou Snub Pays Off? | WEIGHING IN #602
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Intro 00:00
Walker vs Mingyang 03:44
Ortega vs Sterling 10:44
Pavlovich vs Cortes-Acosta 20:42
Mudaerji vs Borjas 23:16
Nueraji vs Crosbie 24:28
Maheshate vs Young 30:38
Johnson vs Kavanagh 32:56
Rong vs Hubbard 36:20
Pereira vs Daukaus 37:59
Zha vs Wilson 42:20
Satybaldiev vs Nurgozhay 42:45
Edwards vs Rosta 45:48
Romanov vs Popov 52:17
Cauley vs Carlos Jr 54:41
Pergande vs Goss 57:06
Meredith vs Dayron 58:30
Kasanganay vs Sanchez 1:01:27
Bilostenniy vs Williams 1:02:23
Paul vs Davis 1:05:21
Garry Doesn’t Want Brady 1:11:24
Bryan Battle Released 1:14:21
Strickland Suspension Update 1:24:26
Islam Responds to Chimaev 1:27:47
Did UFC Dodge a Bullet with Ngannou? 1:30:51

Aug 20, 2025 • 1h 47min
UFC 319 Fallout Reactions | Fluffy vs De Ridder | WEIGHING IN #601
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Big John and Josh talk the fallout from UFC 319 and more.
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