Eric Nicksick went off on referee Mark Smith for his handling of Chris Curtis ’ loss at UFC Fight Night 249. Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) was dropped by a Roman Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) head kick with just one second left in their middleweight fight this past Saturday at the UFC Apex, prompting Smith to waive the fight off . Curtis immediately protested the stoppage, but his head coach Nicksick is irked by other things that happened during the fight – which he warned Smith about prior. “First and foremost, we need to take accountability on our end,” Nicksick said on his “Versus Us” podcast. “We should have never been in that position.