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SIGNAL HILL, California – Former MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy will be a color commentator for the July 19th “Affliction Banned” pay-per-view event, featuring the WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1) and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (24-4).
The event is live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 19th. A black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, McCarthy refereed 535 fights during his 14 years as an MMA referee, and he operates an MMA school in Valencia, California. He started refereeing in the UFC’s second show in 1994 and retired this past December. “Affliction Banned,” presented by Affliction Entertainment, will be separated into two live shows produced for broadcast. The night’s activities will kick off with a one-hour, free live telecast on FSN (Fox Sports Net) in the United States and on The Fight Network in Canada starting, dubbed “Affliction Live.” Following that is “Affliction Banned” — five fights on pay-per-view. — Affliction |