Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "John Michael McCarthy, (born October 12, 1962, Los Angeles, California, United States) is a professional Mixed Martial Arts referee, perhaps best known for his officiating of numerous bouts promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship dating back to UFC 2. Known to fans as 'Big' John McCarthy, he took a brief sabbatical from officiating toward the end of 2007 to pursue a career in television commentary for The Fight Network and also provided commentary for the Adrenaline MMA company, before returning to his role as a referee in 2008. McCarthy is also a former Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Tactical Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy, as well as the founder of C.O.M.M.A.N.D: a training and certification school for MMA referees and judges. He has also officiated bouts in Bellator, and is a qualified boxing referee. In February of 2015, Big John & Bellator commentator Sean Wheelock launched their new weekly podcast, Let's Get It On with Big John McCarthy & Sean Wheelock."@en }
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- John_McCarthy_(mixed_martial_arts) abstract "John Michael McCarthy, (born October 12, 1962, Los Angeles, California, United States) is a professional Mixed Martial Arts referee, perhaps best known for his officiating of numerous bouts promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship dating back to UFC 2. Known to fans as 'Big' John McCarthy, he took a brief sabbatical from officiating toward the end of 2007 to pursue a career in television commentary for The Fight Network and also provided commentary for the Adrenaline MMA company, before returning to his role as a referee in 2008. McCarthy is also a former Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Tactical Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy, as well as the founder of C.O.M.M.A.N.D: a training and certification school for MMA referees and judges. He has also officiated bouts in Bellator, and is a qualified boxing referee. In February of 2015, Big John & Bellator commentator Sean Wheelock launched their new weekly podcast, Let's Get It On with Big John McCarthy & Sean Wheelock.".