MMA referees have come under scrutiny in 2011 for a series of stoppages that were perceived to be late, most notably Sheila Bird’s scissor choke that left Kim Couture unconscious this past month.
This has prompted readers to ask what recourse a fighter has against a referee who fails to do his or her job properly.
The claim most likely to be brought against a referee would be for negligence, which is the legal term indicating that someone did something he was not supposed to do, or did not do something he should have done.