UFC 321 Eye Poke CHAOS & Latest Refereeing Controversies with Big John McCarthy!

About this episode

John McCarthy discusses eye pokes and refereeing controversies in MMA.

Eye pokes, early stoppages, and referee controversies galore...who better to talk it all than the man that literally WROTE THE RULES! The GOAT of MMA refereeing, John McCarthy, joins us on the thirty-fifth episode of the On Paper Podcast, powered by Home of Fight & presented by Black Buffalo. Use code Lionheart to get 7 free days at winible.com/hofpicks The On Paper Podcast gives fans a ringside seat to Smith’s mind—not just the fighter but the father, adventurer, and guy-next-door with plenty of surprises. @homeoffight @lionheartasmith @kelly_murphy @VaynerSports

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Smith

Guest: John McCarthy

Topics covered

• UFC
• eye pokes
• refereeing controversies
• MMA rules
• early stoppages

Keywords

• UFC 321
• eye poke
• referee
• controversies
• MMA
• John McCarthy
• early stoppages

Sponsors

Home of Fight, Black Buffalo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: winible.com, VaynerSports

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