In the main event of UFC Saudi -Arabia, Israel Adesanya suffered only the second knockout loss of his MMA career; This time due to a rising French 'sniper'.
Although the sensational knockout of Nassourdine Imavov about Adesanya was as impressive as they come, that does not mean that the finish series was without controversy; albeit just small.
Just a few seconds before the latter Ko shot, the fight was stopped briefly after Israel Adesanya had an eye on the vast fingers of Imavov but how bad was that accidental mistake?
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Israel Adesanya suffered 10 seconds before the KO loss.
Only 15 seconds in the second round of their UFC Saudi Arabia main event, referee Marc Goddard called a stop to the game after Nassourdine Imavov accidentally played Adesanya.
'The Last Stylebender' was quickly waving away with Goddard and told the veteran official that he was good to continue; A few moments later, Imavov landed a monstrous over -hand right to drop and then ended the former middleweight champion.
Fans on social media immediately started to condemn the Eye Poke and Adesanya's decision not to take any more time to recover; With the fight -dependent upper hand from the same side as the accidental error.
Bravoure went wrong
Israel Adesanya was punctured in the eyes. But instead of taking the ten seconds to get that eye well.
He changes instead of views after he realized that the eye is not good and of course he saw the blow that struck him#adesanyaimavov pic.twitter.com/xbmcy1freu
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Coach Mike Angove has now admitted that the Eye-Poke, while he is currently unable to get the fault of the shock of the shock of the region.
“No [it didn’t affect the outcome]He was just caught and shot in the eyes, you know, it will temporarily drop you off, but he could clearly see enough if it started to reset. It's just one of those things that you need to be very careful [about].
“An experienced professional will cramp the distance when the referee breaks something and you must ensure that you make your own space, reset or circles back to the middle ring.
“But if you are in the heat of the moment and you want to put the pressure, what happened, that is exactly what happens in a fight. We just had to deal with it. '
In conversation with ESPN MMA after the fight, Adesanya admitted that he should probably have taken more time to recover before he told Goddard that he was in order to continue.
“The sensation and pain … I felt good, in the first round I had control of everything. In retrospect, I might have had some time [after the eye poke] But I just didn't want him to rest because I knew he was tired, but [hindsight is always] 20/20. “
Marc Goddard explains what he regards before he stops fighting
A few days before UFC Saudi -Arabia, Marc Goddard filmed a podcast with UFC legend Michael Bisping and explained what he is considering internal before he stops fighting.
“When I go in a step to stop the fight, what I believe in my mind at the time that the hunter is in an unreasonable position to further protect himself,” the veteran officer shared.
“I never want to stop a fight. I would like to go into every fight, let it go for three or five rounds and the jury members do their work. Guess what? That is not the world in which we live.
“I will always say the same thing to a hunter – it's the last thing I say to them in the dressing room. I say to them: “If I believe that you are in trouble, compromised or hurt, just do one thing for me, you will continue to turn around and look for your opponent, because then I understand two things.”
“Number one, you are injured, but you still know what is happening. Number two, even more importantly, I know you still want to be in battle [as] Many hunters give you a subtle hint that they want to leave there. “
Goddard, who once famous Adesanya vs Gastelum once called the most 'godless' title fight that he has ever organized, explained how, although he will always give the hunters the chance to recover, certain positions are that 'red flags' are to Refer.
“I say:” If I can't see you, I can't read you. But if I can see what you are constantly doing to make up for a bad position, I will give you every chance to stay in the fight. If your back is turned and you can't see things coming, yes, I'm about to call. '' '
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