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Former UFC champion shares unfiltered take on MMA referees, calls for major improvements

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:27:59 +0000

Officiating in mixed martial arts has long been in question, with errors still prevalent in the sport’s modern era. Fans have been calling for improvement in both the judging and refereeing departments for decades, and one former UFC champion believes he may have a fix

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BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker are now heading in two very different directions in the UFC’s middleweight division following de Ridder’s split-decision win in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. Is de Ridder now in line to fight for the UFC title, and is Whittaker out of the championship picture at 185 for good? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to this past weekend’s headliner and what could be next for both de Ridder and Whittaker in the fallout.

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Jon Anik criticizes referee for not stopping brutal UFC Abu Dhabi fight earlier, suggests 5-knockdown rule

BAD MMA News — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Steven Nguyen and Mohammad Yahya | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Jon Anik was as confused as the rest of us watching Steven Nguyen put a prolonged beatdown on Mohammad Yahya at UFC Abu Dhabi . Nguyen set a UFC record by scoring six knockdowns (though there appeared to be at least one more than the official number) against Yahya en route to a dominant second-round knockout , which was only called at the very end of the period due to a doctor stoppage.

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Dana White shares gruesome injury photo of Mohammad Yahya from UFC Abu Dhabi

BAD MMA News — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Mohammad Yahya suffered a loss at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday but he somehow escaped serious injury despite his eye ballooning up from the damage he absorbed in his fight against Steven Nguyen . After becoming the victim for the most knockdowns in a single fight in UFC history following six trips to the canvas, Yahya was sporting serious swelling around his left eye. A cut under the eye didn’t help but the swelling was so severe that he clearly couldn’t see anything out of that side of his face after the second round ended.

Dana White shares gruesome injury photo of Mohammad Yahya from UFC Abu Dhabi – MMA Fighting

‘Horrible time to stop a fight’: Pros react to Derrick Lewis’ controversial knockout win at UFC Nashville

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 08:33:41 +0000

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Derrick Lewis is the king of the knockouts.

Henry Cejudo, Jason Herzog hash out differences on UFC Seattle eye poke controversy

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:47:20 +0000

Henry Cejudo confronted referee Jason Herzog over the eye poke controversy in his loss to Song Yadong . Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) lost a technical decision to Song (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 252 main event at Climate Pledge Arena. Cejudo was poked in the eye towards the end of Round 3, but chose to finish off the round after taking the full five minutes to try and recover. However, by the end of Round 3, Cejudo said he couldn’t see, and the fight went to the judges’ scorecards where Song was awarded the win. Cejudo FaceTimed Herzog to discuss his discontent with the way he handled the situation. “When I got poked, Jason, one, you didn’t take a point,” Cejudo said on his YouTube channel

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Jason Herzog sees Henry Cejudo’s UFC Seattle point gripe, even if the outcome still would have been a loss

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:32:19 +0000

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Video: Was Henry Cejudo wronged in UFC Seattle loss?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:53:33 +0000

Henry Cejudo left UFC Fight Night 252 with a loss. However, many believe that shouldn’t be the case for the former two-division UFC champion. Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) headlined the UFC’s return to Seattle this past Saturday against Song Yadong . Unfortunately for him, he was given a third straight defeat, and Song (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) was awarded the victory.

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