UFC fans were mixed between involved and disappointed when Henry Cejudo versus Song Yadong in UFC Seattle ended in a technical decision after a Gnarly Eye Poke.
Yadong defeated Cejudo by technical decision. 'The Kung Fu Kid' protruded Cejudo's eyes during a striking exchange, forcing a time out in the third round.
A Cejudo with big eyes used the full time-out of five minutes to recover from the Por before fighting to the fourth round. Fans were less than satisfied with the result of the UFC Seattle.
Referee Jason Herzog started the fourth round and stopped the game after a second to make a scoreable fight. Sentiment can, however, change, knowing that the damn statements made Cejudo that forced the fight to be stopped.
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Henry Cejudo forced number Yadong fighting fighting by admitting that he couldn't see it
Between the rounds three and four, a shocked Cejudo made a number of stunning comments to his corner team, claiming that he could not see it after the eye is stuck.
“I can't f – see, man,” Cejudo noted. “It's f— – blurry, guy.”
In the interview after the fight, Cejudo later told Michael Bisping that they had lost 'brothers' the eyesight in the Octagon.
Bisping suffered a freestanding retina in his main kick loss for Vorror Belfort in 2013. Despite the fact that he is essentially fighting one eye, the Brit has succeeded in misleading medical committees and fighting four years later to win the middle weight belt.
MMA Pundit reveals that Jason Herzog followed the protocol 'to a Tee' in Cejudo-song decision
MMA broadcaster Aaron Brandsteter, weighed on the controversy, described his knowledge of the interruption of Jason Herzog. Brutsteter has passed an ABC MMA referee course.
As for the rut of brutal, Herzog followed the protocol to the tee, called a time -out, consult Cejudo, marked the intention to continue, offer a doctor, give a time -out and generally follow the rules such as They are laid out.
Allow me to work this out.
Here is the protocol (to my best knowing as someone who has followed and passed an ABC MMA referee course):
-Reester commits a mistake (eye poke), time -out is called.
-Referee must assess 1) Intention and 2) has the error a major … https://t.co/xzsckbmpah
– Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) 23 February 2025
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Cejudo's comments in the corner would have justified the interruption, because it would be considered a fight -dependent error.
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