UFC commentator issues serious criticism after brutal match in Abu Dhabi

At a caller lawsuit successful Abu Dhabi, the combat betwixt Steven Nguyen and Mohammad Yahya caused a batch of controversy. The assemblage saw an highly fierce combat successful the featherweight division, but besides a concern that disquieted many.

Nguyen knocked down his hostile six times, 5 of which successful the archetypal round. Referee Jason Herzog stopped the combat lone astatine the extremity of the 2nd round, but by then, according to many, the harm had already been done.

Discussions astir the rules and the information of the fighters

Experienced commentator Jon Anik did not stay silent. In his podcast Anik & Florian, helium openly called retired the referee, arsenic good arsenic the fighter's corner, for not reacting sooner.

– I deliberation the combat should person been stopped overmuch earlier. At the extremity of the 2nd round, Paul Felder said: “This combat is not going to spell immoderate further, is it? The doc is going to intervene.” Michael Bisping started calling for a stoppage successful the archetypal round, astatine 2 and a fractional minutes, owed to galore knockdowns – Anik pointed out.'

New rules

After truthful galore knockdowns, the thought of introducing a regularisation akin to boxing, wherever an automatic stoppage comes into effect aft a definite fig of knockdowns, has besides emerged.

– I’m not saying that MMA needs a knockdown rule. But boxing has 1 for a reason. After six specified cases, the combat has to beryllium stopped. You can’t conscionable support watching a antheral get knocked down implicit and implicit again. That’s not sport, that’s punishment – helium stressed.

Anik added that the radical successful the country besides carnivore responsibility.

– Maybe I should telephone my person Herzog and say: “Hey Jason, this is Jon. Do maine a favour and halt the combat adjacent time, please.” The corner? Of people they besides carnivore immoderate of the blasted – helium said.

This match, arsenic galore believe, volition go an illustration for aboriginal discussions astir the limits of endurance and protecting the wellness of fighters.