Big John Biography

John McCarthy. Biography of the famous referee UFC. Sergey Korchagin Big John McCarthy. I present you a detailed biography of the famous referee UFC. Childhood and youth John McCarthy was born on October 12 in Los Angeles. Since childhood, John was brought up in the strictest discipline. His father, Ronald McCarthy, who had worked in the police for more than 30 years, instilled his son a love of sports and asceticism.

Their morning began with jogging and gymnastic exercises. In the afternoon is a school, and in the evening, lessons and wrestling. Breakfast, lunch and dinner strictly according to schedule, without excesses and messages. Only on Sunday, McCarthy Sr. allowed his son to eat chocolate or drink a glass of soda. Father deliberately prepared a child for admission to the police Academy of Los Angeles.

The boy grew up strong, strong, taciturn and fair. John is used to discipline. He followed in the footsteps of his father and easily entered the police academy, where he continued Grappling and added boxing for boxing to them. In the year, McCarthy received the title of police officer and distinction. Ronald left the post. The son took the place of his father. In the year, he went through special training at the course of tactics and self -defense technique.

John advanced his qualifications and soon became an instructor in hand -to -hand combat, teaching the basics of young cadets. Work in the police brought good income. John had impressive data: growth centimeter, weight - a kilogram.

In the beginning of the x, the new martial art for America - Brazilian Jiu -Jitsu gained popularity. McCarthy began to train at the famous Gracie Academy in Los Angeles, under the leadership of the Brazilian master Royce Gracie. In training in advanced training, John met Rorion Gracie, one of the co -founders of the UFC - a little -known company formed in the year. Rorion noticed a huge guy and invited him to become a sparring partner of Royce, who was preparing for his debut on the UFC 1.

John agreed. At first, the UFC fights were spontaneous. There were no clear rules to stop the battle and equipment of athletes. The fighters performed in the absolute weight category. Each demonstrated the features of their struggle style, which often led to trauma of participants. The first UFC tournaments were weakly recalculated. Many fighters were injured due to the imperfect system of rules.

Rorion Graisi decided to create a judicial collegium and train the staff of qualified referees. Rorion did not want John and Royce Gracie to fight each other in the octagon. He invited the policeman to try himself as a referee for a good fee. McCarthy agreed. In March, he debuted as a referee on UFC 2. Thus began his long way of the third person in the octagon. UFC referee John was faced with many problems.

He had to combine work in the police, training in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a judge exhausting the work in the octagon. I did not have time to recover. It was a time of the formation of mixed martial arts. The audience looked at the fighter, like an elephant in a zoo. The imperfection of the system of rules led to serious consequences for the health of fighters. After the first UFC tournaments, many athletes ended up in the hospital.

Rorion and John understood the need to develop a clear system of rules. Gradually, they began to introduce various restrictions. As a result, a set of rules was formed that the fighters should adhere to. McCarthy played a large role in development. He saw a picture of the battle from the inside and had a decisive word when adjusting the rules. Not without force majeure and scandals.

John overcame the difficulties of a new profession with honor. Discipline, endurance and the hard nature that his father instilled, allowed him to become the most popular referee in the history of UFC. The world of mixed martial arts developed. In the year, the UFC organization was bought by the Fertitta brothers. John remained at the headquarters of the referee and still had a dominant word when adjusting the rules.

By that time, he left the police and focused on the development of his own brands. The prefix "Big" attached to the name of John in the classroom in Jiu-Jitsu, when he, once, jokingly, raised his opponent above his head. In the year, McCarthy received a black belt according to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In the period from a year, he took a break in his work. John repeatedly recognized the best referee by MMA.

In January, he ended his career in the UFC. McCarthy moved to the organization Bellator as an analyst, commentator and expert. But I prefer to leave on time, and not when they put me before the fact. My goal is hard work. My experience should benefit lovers of mixed martial arts. Big John McCarthy is married. The wife is Elein. The couple has three children. John's eldest son - Ronald named after his grandfather followed in the footsteps of his father and became an officer of the police.

John has a license of a boxing referee. He judged several amateur tournaments in Los Angeles and served the battles on the famous "golden gloves".Big John holds regular seminars for young referee, acts as a speaker at conferences on the popularization of mixed martial arts and is a universally recognized specialist in the field of martial arts.