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Brazilian commission slams Cortney Casey over phantom head kick, fake injury
Well this is certainly an interesting turn of events.
Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission COO Cristiano Sampaio was irate with the “illegal” kick that Claudia Gadelha allegedly landed on Cortney Casey during their women’s strawweight showdown at UFC Fight Night 100 last weekend in Sao Paulo.
But it wasn’t over “Claudinha.”
Instead, Sampaio went after Casey for selling the referee — and fans in attendance — a fake injury from a kick that never landed, which then afforded her several minutes to rest and recover from a fight she was likely losing.
“The kick didn’t land, the athlete forged the injury. Had she not done that, and not used that time to her benefit and rest, he would have deducted the point. Had the kick landed, Claudia could get two points deducted or being disqualified. (Casey’s) conduct was wrong and unsportsmanlike, which could even be interpreted by the referee as she was giving up on the fight.”
According to Sampaio, the referee was just in his decision to not take a point.
Gadelha acknowledged the blow during the fight; however, changed her tune during the UFC Fight Night 100 post-fight press conference (watch it here). The victory pushed the Brazilian to 3-2 inside the Octagon (14-2) overall.
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Well this is certainly an interesting turn of events.
Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission COO Cristiano Sampaio was irate with the “illegal” kick that Claudia Gadelha allegedly landed on Cortney Casey during their women’s strawweight showdown at UFC Fight Night 100 last weekend in Sao Paulo.
But it wasn’t over “Claudinha.”
Instead, Sampaio went after Casey for selling the referee — and fans in attendance — a fake injury from a kick that never landed, which then afforded her several minutes to rest and recover from a fight she was likely losing.
“The kick didn’t land, the athlete forged the injury. Had she not done that, and not used that time to her benefit and rest, he would have deducted the point. Had the kick landed, Claudia could get two points deducted or being disqualified. (Casey’s) conduct was wrong and unsportsmanlike, which could even be interpreted by the referee as she was giving up on the fight.”
According to Sampaio, the referee was just in his decision to not take a point.
Gadelha acknowledged the blow during the fight; however, changed her tune during the UFC Fight Night 100 post-fight press conference (watch it here). The victory pushed the Brazilian to 3-2 inside the Octagon (14-2) overall.
