John McCarthy talks transition to commentary, ‘MVP’-Dan Miragliotta controversy

Michael Page and Dan Miragliotta Photo By David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images John McCarthy has been one of the most prominent voices inside the cage for years. He’s only just getting used to being known as one of the voices sitting cageside.

The 57-year-old Bellator commentator has had to make a fast transition to working the broadcast desk after spending the last two decades establishing himself as one of the foremost authorities in the sport of MMA. “Big John” became a household name among fight fans not only for his presence as an in-cage referee, but for his influence on the ever-evolving rules of MMA and his fellow officials.

In January of last year, McCarthy shifted careers,…