Ask the Fight Doc: You think the ref should have stopped Rousey-Tate sooner?

The day after Ronda Rousey scored an armbar victory and won a title from Miesha Tate at Saturday’s Strikeforce event, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin took to Twitter to discuss the fight.

Most notably, he explained w…

The day after Ronda Rousey scored an armbar victory and won a title from Miesha Tate at Saturday’s Strikeforce event, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin took to Twitter to discuss the fight.

Most notably, he explained why he thinks a referee should stop a fight due to a deep submission hold as quickly as he would for a TKO.

Dr. Benjamin thinks it’s a way to improve fight safety, though some folks – including MMA fighter Dr. Rosi Sexton – believe it would comprise the integrity of the sport.