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Dana White Hits Out At Referee For Late Stoppage In Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill Fight

WhiteUFC president Dana White took issue with referee Al Guinee in the Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill fight. Craig and Hill opened up the UFC 263 main card in a light heavyweight encounter that saw the former sink in the armbar early on after pulling guard. Hill kept fighting until his arm bent awkwardly indicating […]

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UFC president Dana White took issue with referee Al Guinee in the Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill fight.

Craig and Hill opened up the UFC 263 main card in a light heavyweight encounter that saw the former sink in the armbar early on after pulling guard.

Hill kept fighting until his arm bent awkwardly indicating that he had broken it at the very least. And despite appearing to want to tap, he didn’t do so as his arm started flailing around.

Eventually, Craig had the triangle locked in placed as well and started throwing strikes on a defenseless Hill until Guinee stopped the contest.

Guinee received criticism from many for not stopping the contest the moment Hill’s arm started dangling around and White had to say something despite not wanting to get on the Arizona State Athletic Commission’s bad side.

“When an arm is flopping around like this and going both ways, you should probably stop the fight,” White said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Fighting). “I don’t want to sh*t on Arizona, they’ve been so good to us. But that’s a rough one. I heard this guy’s a jiu-jitsu black belt.”

Miraculously, it was later revealed that Hill’s arm wasn’t broken — just badly dislocated.

“They popped it back it in and the guy has full range of motion,” White revealed. “That’s nuts.”

However, that doesn’t excuse the referee’s indecision as White made a callback to Steve Mazzagatti — another referee he took issue with in the past for his late stoppages.

“Arizona Mazzagatti,” White joked when told by a reporter that the referee had a reputation for bad calls. “It makes sense then.”

Paul Craig Breaks Jamahal Hill’s Arm With First Round Submission – UFC 263 Highlights

CraigVIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED AHEAD OF THE HIGHLIGHTS BELOW * Paul Craig has opened the main card of UFC 263 in quite spectacular fashion. Matching the #15 ranked, Jamahal Hill, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert managed to lock the challenger up with a first round armbar before rolling and eventually breaking Hill’s arm in a transition, […]

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Paul Craig has opened the main card of UFC 263 in quite spectacular fashion. Matching the #15 ranked, Jamahal Hill, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert managed to lock the challenger up with a first round armbar before rolling and eventually breaking Hill’s arm in a transition, forcing a poor stoppage, eventually, from referee, Al Guiney.

Meeting with Hill following an intense stare-down in the centre of the Octagon prior to the opening klaxon, Craig eventually wound up on the bottom and immediately threatened with submissions off of his back.

Attempting to setup both an armbar and then a triangle from the bottom, Craig trapped Hill’s left arm and eventually rolled, which appeared to result in a dislocation of Hill’s arm at the elbow. After some prolonged strikes from the bottom still, Craig gestured to the referee, Guiney that Hill had suffered an arm injury — forcing a stoppage.

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Paul Craig TKOs Jamahal Hill After Armbar – UFC 263 Results

Hill CraigKicking off the UFC 263 main card is a light heavyweight encounter between Paul Craig and Jamahal Hill. Round 1 A lot of kicks early on. Craig finds himself backed up. Hill misses a left with Craig getting the body lock. Craig pulls guard and has Hill’s arm in trouble. He attempts a submission but […]

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Kicking off the UFC 263 main card is a light heavyweight encounter between Paul Craig and Jamahal Hill.

Round 1

A lot of kicks early on. Craig finds himself backed up. Hill misses a left with Craig getting the body lock. Craig pulls guard and has Hill’s arm in trouble. He attempts a submission but Hill gets out. However, he tries again and gets the armbar this time! Hill’s arm bends in a way it’s not supposed to but he hasn’t tapped despite an arm break. Craig has the triangle and lands strikes from the bottom before the referee ends the contest.

Official result: Paul Craig defeats Jamahal Hill via TKO (R1, 1:59).

Paul Craig: Jamahal Hill’s Striking Is Not UFC Level

Interestingly, Paul Craig seems to think Jamahal Hill’s striking is not on par with what is required to stay atop the UFC rankings. The remarks come a bit shocking as the #14 ranked Craig has nearly double the professional fights as Hill with onl…

Interestingly, Paul Craig seems to think Jamahal Hill’s striking is not on par with what is required to stay atop the UFC rankings. The remarks come a bit shocking as the #14 ranked Craig has nearly double the professional fights as Hill with only two TKO/knockout victories. In comparison, Hill has had 8 professional fights, […]

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Jamahal Hill Foreshadowed Leon Edwards’ Fight-Ending Eye Poke During Fight

It would appear light heavyweight standout Jamahal Hill foresaw issues in the main event at UFC Vegas 21. The event topped by Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards dominated headlines as fans were unsure if the Englishman could perform to his abilities after…

It would appear light heavyweight standout Jamahal Hill foresaw issues in the main event at UFC Vegas 21. The event topped by Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards dominated headlines as fans were unsure if the Englishman could perform to his abilities after a nasty bout with COVID-19. While much attention was given to Edwards about […]