Elaine McCarthy, wife of esteemed mixed martial arts referee Big John McCarthy, will unveil Canada’s first tournament-based promotion, Let’s Get It On MMA, on April 23 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta, Canada.
This is entirely my promotion, and John has absolutely nothing to do with this, she said in a release. People are asking if he is going to be officiating at my shows, and the answer is always the same — no. In fact, there have been days, because of the hectic pace of the promotion, where we don’t even see each other.
McCarthy wields an impressive resume of her own, having served as the event coordinator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship at its inception in 1993. She currently serves as the program coordinator of the international MMA officials training course known as COMMAND and runs one of the largest MMA gyms in southern California.





