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Dana White: It ‘Kills Me’ When Referees ‘F*** Up & Steal Fights’

UFC President Dana White is getting sick of MMA referees messing up and ‘stealing great fights from both the fighters and fans.’ What would a UFC event be without at least one controversial fight ending call by a referee? Unfortunately last weekends UFC London fit the bill. The blown stoppage came on the main card […]

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UFC President Dana White is getting sick of MMA referees messing up and ‘stealing great fights from both the fighters and fans.’

What would a UFC event be without at least one controversial fight ending call by a referee? Unfortunately last weekends UFC London fit the bill.

The blown stoppage came on the main card as the United Kingdom’s Danny Roberts verbally submitted to Brazil’s Claudio Silva. The stoppage was definitely questionable as referee Kevin Sataki stepped in to stop the fight just as Roberts looked to be free on any danger (watch below courtesy of Twitter).

Sataki later explained his thought process. In his opinion, Robert’s grunt constituted a verbal submission.

”When the ref stopped that, I was already out of that armbar,” Roberts said after the loss. “I had already transitioned to the other side, and I was OK. Yeah, I made noise, I might have grunted, it hurt. But, I was ready to come out and carry on to the bitter end and the end of the third round. We had him finished, I wasn’t done. I’m just gutted that it stopped when it did.”

White wholeheartedly agreed with Roberts as he later posted this on Instagram:

”Kills me when these refs F**K UP and steal such a great fight and opportunity from the not just the fighters but the fans!!!!!” White wrote. “@danhotchocolate SO SORRY!!!!!”

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Leon Edwards Issues Statement Following Jorge Masvidal Brawl

Leon Edwards didn’t take long to respond to the incident that took place following UFC London between himself and Jorge Masvidal. Edwards and Masvidal competed on the card yesterday (March 16). Edwards nabbed a split decision victory over Gunnar …

Leon Edwards didn’t take long to respond to the incident that took place following UFC London between himself and Jorge Masvidal. Edwards and Masvidal competed on the card yesterday (March 16). Edwards nabbed a split decision victory over Gunnar Nelson. Masvidal stunned the London crowd with his brutal knockout win over Darren Till in the […]

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Jorge Masvidal Explains Why He Struck Leon Edwards Following UFC London

Jorge Masvidal has quickly addressed what happened backstage at UFC London. Masvidal earned a massive knockout victory over Darren Till earlier today (March 16). “Gamebred” was a slight underdog in the fight and was in enemy territory. Afte…

Jorge Masvidal has quickly addressed what happened backstage at UFC London. Masvidal earned a massive knockout victory over Darren Till earlier today (March 16). “Gamebred” was a slight underdog in the fight and was in enemy territory. After the fight, Masvidal made it clear that he wanted a title bout, but Leon Edwards attempted to […]

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New Footage Released Of Masvidal-Edwards Brawl At UFC London

New footage has been released from the brawl between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards backstage at UFC London. Masvidal was being interviewed by Laura Sanko following his brutal knockout victory over Darren Till. Edwards said something while “Game…

New footage has been released from the brawl between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards backstage at UFC London. Masvidal was being interviewed by Laura Sanko following his brutal knockout victory over Darren Till. Edwards said something while “Gamebred” was answering a question. “Rocky” had some more banter, which caused Masvidal to walk over to him. […]

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UFC London Bonuses: Jorge Masvidal Banks An Extra $100K

Earlier tonight (Sat. March 16, 2019) UFC London took place from the O2 Arena in London, England. On the ESPN+ prelims, Dan Ige picked up a tremendous submission victory over Danny Henry. Ige was masterful in his performance, getting the fight to the ground, and quickly sinking in the rear-naked choke. With his first-round submission […]

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Earlier tonight (Sat. March 16, 2019) UFC London took place from the O2 Arena in London, England.

On the ESPN+ prelims, Dan Ige picked up a tremendous submission victory over Danny Henry. Ige was masterful in his performance, getting the fight to the ground, and quickly sinking in the rear-naked choke. With his first-round submission win, Ige has been given a Performance Of The Night bonus worth $50,000.

In the main event of the evening, Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal tore the house down. Even if the fight only did last a round and a half. Till looked like he had control of things early on, but in the second round, Masvidal began to find a home for his body kick. Eventually, “Gamebred” landed a hellacious hook that rendered the Englishman unconcious.

The defeat marked the first knockout loss of Till’s career. Both men were awarded $50,000 Fight Of The Night bonuses for their epic main event. However, Masvidal took home an extra $50,000 for a separate Performance Of The Night bonus for his knockout of Till. Unfortunately, he might take a hit on those winnings because of his post-fight antics.

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Watch: Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards Brawl Backstage At UFC London

Things got ugly after UFC London earlier today (Sat. March 16, 2019). UFC on ESPN+ 5 winners Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards got into a brawl backstage. Masvidal was being interviewed for ESPN after some comments from a nearby Edwards caught his attent…

Things got ugly after UFC London earlier today (Sat. March 16, 2019). UFC on ESPN+ 5 winners Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards got into a brawl backstage. Masvidal was being interviewed for ESPN after some comments from a nearby Edwards caught his attention. Masvidal dared Edwards to come and say them to his face, as […]

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