MMA refereeing is a difficult and often thankless job, but Mike Beltran thinks it’s an important part of maintaining a high standard. Beltran is one of the premier referees in the sport. When he’s not the third man in the cage, Beltran often can be found sitting right outside the cage walls providing scorecards as a judge. Refereeing is what most will know Beltran from, however, since he styles a legendary braided mustache and has been known to be sound when it comes to his in-fight decision making. Within the past few months, Beltran has been brought on to the referee crew for the Nevada Athletic Commission, and at UFC 263 in June oversaw Brandon Moreno’s title-winning submission of Deiveson Figueiredo. Moving up his position in the pecking order of top MMA officials hasn’t been a quick development for Beltran.
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MMA referee Mike Beltran: ‘There’s things I wish I could take back’ – MMA Junkie