McCarthy Returns to Ref’ing

By: Selina "Dead" Wong Posted On: November 5, 2008 at 12:47am

“Big” John McCarthy has been assigned to referee at Strikeforce: Destruction 21 November in San Jose by the California State Athletic Commission, according to Sherdog Tuesday.

McCarthy had announced his retirement from officiating in December 2007 and joined The Fight Network as a commentator and analyst.

McCarthy recently left his position at The Fight Network and at that time raised the possibility of returning to refereeing.

“I missed doing it,” McCarthy said. “Sometimes when you walk away from something and you think it’s time, once you’re away you realize what you’re missing –- it’s kind of like why guys come back to fighting. It’s what I like doing. It’s what I was meant to do.”