

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 3, 2025 • 1h 47min
Jon Jones Hit-and-Run Case Dismissed | Imavov vs Barralho | WEIGHING IN #605
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Big John and Josh talk Jon Jones hit-and-run case dismissal, preview UFC Fight Night and more.
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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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Aug 17, 2025 • 1h 28min
Chimaev DESTROYS Du Plessis to Win UFC Gold! | UFC 319 Reactions | WEIGHING IN #600
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Intro 00:00
Du Plessis vs Chimaev 00:47
Murphy vs Pico 21:04
Neal vs Prates 28:22
Cannonier vs Page 42:34
Elliott vs Asakura 46:47
Susurkaev vs Nolan 50:07
Meerschaert vs Oleksiejczuk 52:47
Andrade vs Godinez 54:59
Hooper vs Hernandez 57:01
Barboza vs Klose 57:48
Silva vs Barbosa 1:01:27
Idiris vs Morales 1:04:38
PFL World Tournament Charlotte 1:09:47
Dana Trust McGregor But Not Jones 1:19:49
Askren missed Mix’s Debut 1:23:10
Pitbull vs Keita 1:24:25

Aug 13, 2025 • 1h 59min
UFC 319 Preview | UFC Paramount Deal! | WEIGHING IN #599
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Big John and Josh talk lightweight in 2017, Aspinall and Chimaev records for specific stat, preview UFC Fight Night and more.
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Aug 10, 2025 • 1h 36min
Hernandez’s COMING OUT PARTY + Makhachev vs Chimaev? | WEIGHING IN #598
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Intro 00:00
Dolidze vs Hernandez 01:33
Erceg vs Osbourne 09:22
Lucindo vs Hill 17:09
Fili vs Rodriguez 22:24
Johns vs Matsumoto 25:31
Anders vs Leroy Duncan 28:04
Walker vs Cerqueira 29:24
Smith vs Kazama 31:21
Edwards vs Cachoeira 35:25
Medić vs Urbina 37:05
Brundage vs McConico 37:23
UFC 319 Quick Fix 40:23
Makhachev vs Chimaev? 1:07:23
Ngannou skipping PFL Africa 1:09:45
Oliveira vs Fiziev 1:24:43
Carano Settles with Disney 1:29:12

Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 23min
Was UFC in 2017 Peak MMA? | UFC Fight Night Preview | WEIGHING IN #597
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Aug 3, 2025 • 1h 20min
UFC Cut a Ranked Fighter?! | Chimaev Bad for the Sport? | Poirier’s Next Move? | WEIGHING IN #596
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Intro 00:00
Taira vs Hyun-sung 04:40
Rębecki vs Duncan 10:57
Brener vs Ribovics 17:20
Rosa vs Cornolle 21:03
Magny vs Zaleski dos Santos 22:29
Silva vs Vallejos 25:17
Nakamura vs Fletcher 29:56
Vieira vs Gore 32:22
Klein vs Pulyaev 34:57
Bashi vs Yannis 37:38
PFL ATLANTIC CITY 38:40
Saint Denis vs Ruffy 51:51
Ulberg vs Reyes 54:00
Brady vs Rakhmonov? 59:00
UFC Cuts Ranked Fighter 1:00:58
Poirier’s Next Career Choice 1:05:47
Khabib Wants Chaos 1:08:10
Chimaev Win Could Be A Disaster 1:12:22
Pillow Fight Championship 1:17:16