What John McCarthy has said about Joe Schilling headbutt disqualification
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 27, 2026
John McCarthy, Veteran MMA referee, PFL commentator and founder of the C.O.M.M.A.N.D. referee and judge training school, has been quoted on Joe Schilling headbutt disqualification 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on May 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
McCarthy explains that a referee cannot force a fighter to continue once he asks to stop.
“you can't make somebody fight. If someone says, I want out of the fight, they're out of the fight”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthy (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 2:04:41
McCarthy characterizes the headbutt on Schilling as an intentional, malicious foul.
“I call it malicious. It's a malicious attack on him. You're maliciously trying to inflict an injury on someone through a foul”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthy (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 2:07:47
Episodes
JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthyThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 27, 2026 · 2 h 52 min
Joe Rogan, referee Big John McCarthy and retired fighter Josh Thompson discuss MMA rules, weight cutting, judging, brain health, recent fights, the UFC White House card, ibogaine and California politics.
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