UFC veteran referee Dan Miragliotta came under the microscope in UFC Kansas City on Saturday to make the same mistake in two separate fights.
This Saturday, the Premier promotion returned to Kansas City for the first time in two years with a stacked fighting evening event with the head of Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates.
The UFC Kansas City Undercard contained a number of incredible fights, a blockbuster knockout from Timmy Cuamba, who saved his UFC career, and a sparkling debut by Malcolm Wellmaker, who eliminated the teammate of Dricus du Plessis.
However, several times in the provisional part of the card, the officials were confronted with criticism because they had made exactly the same mistake in two separate fights.
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Dan Miragliotta makes the same shocking error in two separate fights
Badly judgmental is something that unfortunately plays MMA's sport, and UFC referee Mike Beltran was recently called by Joe Rogan for his officials during UFC 314.
This time, however, it was a colleague veteran referee than Miragliotta who was under the microscope in UFC Kansas City, because he is now confronted with criticism from the fan base.
In the third fight of the night between Polyana Viana and Jaqueline Amorim, Miragliotta called a stop to a round when the signal of 10 seconds sounded, while seeing it at the end of the Ronde Klaxon.
Miragoliotta got the benefit of the doubt, because sometimes the end of the Ronde Klaxon has a different sound, especially at events that took place in the middle.
Amorim then scored her third entry profit in a row and gave Viana her third loss in a row, causing her future in the UFC.
Fans, however, started Miragliotta as a few fights later, when Matt Schnell took Jimmy Flick, he made exactly the same mistake just before the end of the round two, in an attempt to break up the hunters after he had again confused the 10 -second signal before the end of the Round Klaxon.
Fans then turn on Miragliotta after various errors
“Then don't let Miragliotta refer the main event! He has become senile and cannot hear -” said a fan.
Last year, Miragliotta was encouraged to retire by fans after he had organized the Comeback battle of Francis Ngannou in MMA, with a large majority of the fan base who believed that he was stopping the fight much too late.
“Dan Miragliotta may have to invest in some hearing aids because the 10-second clapper does not sound like the horn,” a second fan responded.
“What's wrong with Miragliotta? Is he many drugs?” A third fan questioned.
“Dan Miragliotta had a few early step-ins tonight, those slaps of 10 seconds are becoming too realistic! Maybe it's time for a quick eye and cause control, big man,” another fan responded.