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Referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy: MMA rules need to evolve with the sport

The sport of MMA is a young one that is constantly evolving. “Big” John McCarthy, a referee of the sport since UFC 2 who helped to create the unified rules of mixed martial arts, talks about some rules that could be amended. 

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