Not everyone is responding to referee Jason Herzog after his controversial lack of intervention in one record fight at UFC Abu Dhabi.
There were numerous impressive versions and remarkable results for fans and analysts to digest in the aftermath of the UFC Fight Night on Saturday, including Reinier de Ridder's victory over Robert Whittaker in the main event and the latest victory in Petr Yan's career revision in the co-headliner.
But as was the case after Derrick Lewis had eliminated Tallison Teixeira earlier this month, one of the most important points of talks is the work of Jason Herzog.
The experienced referee was criticized because he had a quick trigger at UFC Nashville, but the opposite was the case with UFC Abu Dhabi. Herzog allowed Mohammad Yahya to suffer eight knockdowns, six of which were officially recognized by the promotion to establish a new promotion record.
Herzog was struck on a large scale in the aftermath by those who believe that he failed in his responsibility to protect the hunter. But he has at least one defender …
Din Thomas supports Jason Herzog's decision not to stop the controversial UFC Abu Dhabi Beatdown
During ESPN's UFC Fight Night Post Show, former hunters Michael Bisping and Din Thomas gave their opinion about Herzog's controversial decision to let Yahya fight as long as he did.
After Bisping in non -asset wording said that the veteran official made a mistake, Thomas went to the grain with his view. The ex-PUC light weight was surprising with the decision of Herzog to give Yahya as much time as possible for his home fans.
“I am not someone who allows a referee to have a hunter achieve a moral victory, but this was a situation in which I thought,” Okay, “said Thomas.
“This guy, he did not win in the UFC. This guy comes out for his hometown and sets up that Putsy.
“I think it's great to let him go a little longer,” Thomas added.
Mohammad Yahya avoided a facial fracture, but another UFC Abu Dhabi hunter did not do that
Miraculously, Despite the heavy superficial damage that was visible, Yahya escaped from his beatdown by Nguyen without facial fractures suffer.
That fact was later confirmed on the UFC Abu Dhabi broadcast by commentator John Gooden, but the same good news did not arrive for another hunter who fell into a violent fate in Etihad Arena.
Only two fights After fans feared the health of Yahya and the orbital bone, Amanda Ribas fell on the same side of a similarly devastating result. Ribas was finished by Fellow Countrywoman Tabatha Ricci, who made contact with a vicious elbow in the CLINCH.
The UFC Abu Dhabi fight saw Ribas break her orbital bone again, and she revealed on Instagram that she now needs surgery.