Charles Sidney McCarthy (born August 6, 1980) is a retired American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. A professional competitor from 2003 until 2008, he competed for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

, and was a competitor on

The Ultimate Fighter 4 ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of ''UFC Fight Night 6''. The finale was aired on Nove ...

Mixed martial arts career

His official UFC record is 1–2, having lost his debut to

David Loiseau David Loiseau (; born December 17, 1979) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist from Montreal, Quebec. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EliteXC, and TKO Major League MMA veteran. He is the former TKO World Middleweight Ch ...

by TKO due to a spinning back kick at

UFC 53 ''UFC 53: Heavy Hitters'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later ...

while defeating

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by an

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Finale, giving him his first UFC victory. McCarthy was eliminated by

Pete Sell Peter 'Drago' Sell, (born August 5, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, he has formerly competed for the UFC, and was a competitor on '' The Ultim ...

from ''The Ultimate Fighter 4''. However, as the fight was a demonstration bout by

Nevada State Athletic Commission The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, ...

standards, it did not count toward McCarthy's official record. McCarthy's last fight was a loss against

Michael Bisping Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English actor, sports analyst, commentator and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor ...

by TKO at UFC 83. McCarthy repeatedly taunted Bisping during the bout. McCarthy, however, was subsequently unable to answer the bell for the second round due to injury after a flurry of knees from Bisping at the end of round one. McCarthy announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on April 24, 2008.

Personal life

Charles and his ex-wife Elisa were married in September 2005, right before the filming started on ''

''. The couple have two sons, Zachary and Gavin. Since retiring from active competition, McCarthy has opened several successful mixed martial arts schools and currently coaches a
American Combat Gym
McCarthy coaches his students in competition, with

Charles Rosa Charles Rosa (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Charles is of Italian descent and, the son of Chucky and Mar ...

being notable for compiling a 15–2 amateur record and winning three amateur mixed martial arts titles and a title in Muay Thai. Rosa has since gone on to compete in the UFC. In addition to his school, McCarthy also helped to found mixed martial arts website CageJunkies.com. CageJunkies provided news and original opinion pieces and has counted UFC veterans Ben Stark,

Heath Herring Heath Herring (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Rizin. While perhaps best known for competing in PRIDE, he has also formerly competed for the UFC and K-1. ...

, and

Marcus Davis Marcus Paul Davis (born August 24, 1973), is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional boxer who is perhaps best known for competing in the UFC. A professional MMA competitor from 2003 until 2014, Davis also compete ...

among its contributors. In early 2012, McCarthy was also announced as a partner in

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.charles McCarthy Becomes Partner In Alchemist Management
In 2014 Charles started Guardian Sports Group a UFC agency. In 2019 Charles won the VR Pavlov League world championship, his team "thinking" went undefeated.

Mixed martial arts record

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David Bielkheden David Bielkheden (born June 6, 1979) is a retired Swedish mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Shooto, Cage Rage, M-1 G ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mccarthy, Charles 1980 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from New York (state) Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Boynton Beach, Florida Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu