A. Delija claims he was ‘robbed’ in first statement after controversial KO loss

[Why did you]

In an Instagram story, Delija listed five aspects of the fight that he doesn’t agree with.

“1. I’m not sure if I hit him in the eye, I think it’s near the eye and of course I want a video where you can see that stab! 2. The referee did not show ‘time-out’, but stopped the fight and therefore declared me the winner. That decision cannot be changed later!

“3. The opponent sat and relaxed while watching the footage! 4. Replay used after the interruption – which rules do not allow!! 5. After all, the fight continued irregularly!

“I ask for nothing more, just honesty. I don’t run from defeat, I respect every opponent and every outcome. But not when rules are broken and I’m robbed. Not in this way. The sport hasn’t seen this yet!!!”

Tom Aspinall's teammate claims he was 'robbed' in first statement after controversial KO loss

Ante Delija has several issues with his UFC Vegas 110 loss

bloodyelbow.com

Regarding the replay , he might be right ?

Then again ,

 

[Xanzito]

I don't think it's fair, but by the rules it should get overturned. Ref f'ed up big.

 

[Rio Ferdinand]

A whole team of fucking coward clowns over there.

 

[MMAddict21]

This will be the easiest appeal of all time. So much procedure and protocol was broken after the eye poke.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Its always a funny reminder of what a carny show this sport is when something like this happens

 

[ZekaPeka]

This will be the easiest appeal of all time. So much procedure and protocol was broken after the eye poke.

Maybe not. I dont recall ref waving that the fight is off. Everyone just jumped into the cage like the fight is over.

 

[sdpdude9]

It’s laid out pretty plainly in the rules. This should be overturned. So bush league, nobody knows the damn rules.

 

[usernamee]

This will be the easiest appeal of all time. So much procedure and protocol was broken after the eye poke.

I know the sport is about hurting each other and that's what they sign up for but I feel like there should be some other legal ramifications and not just getting it overturned since the guy actually ended up getting knocked out or at least hurt badly because of this stupidness

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

I know the sport is about hurting each other and that's what they sign up for but I feel like there should be some other legal ramifications and not just getting it overturned since the guy actually ended up getting knocked out or at least hurt badly because of this stupidness

He would have been well within his rights to refuse to start the fight again.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

This is a shit rule that needs to be changed.
Take a point and resume action, or call it a NC if a fighter doesn’t want to continue. I’d say DQ for more egregious cases, but that can be hard to define and would encourage flopping.

 

[Gregoire1]

This is what they have in common in their team - being cowards

 

[Superzorro]

War Waldo

 

[jeskola]

That was some straight bingo hall bullshit

 

[RampageFaction]

You damn near gouged his eye out, then got to re-start with him 1-eyed and he starched you. Deal with it.

 

[The_Renaissance]

I didn't see the fight, but what is to be overturned? The victim of the poke won, surely that's it?

 

[Luthien]

I feel like we are living in bizarro world with Tom and team8s @HI SCOTT NEWMAN

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

I feel like we are living in bizarro world with Tom and team8s @HI SCOTT NEWMAN

Haha only 2 things are guaranteed in this world...

1. You boycotting all UFC Apex events

2. Tom and his new lover not being able to win fights and always ending in an eyepoke

"Tom and Delija are the best 2 in the division, but they'll never fight each other for the belt" - Tom's dad.

Deary deary me Tom's dad hasn't thought this through very well has he

 

[Lee Danger]

omg it's poetic on so many level...

 

[Mind Mine]

Bbut “I don’t understand how fighters eyepoke. I never do that. Stop blaming the guy who got poked” or something or other is what this bozo said less than a week ago

 

[BigTruck]

In an Instagram story, Delija listed five aspects of the fight that he doesn’t agree with.

“1. I’m not sure if I hit him in the eye, I think it’s near the eye and of course I want a video where you can see that stab! 2. The referee did not show ‘time-out’, but stopped the fight and therefore declared me the winner. That decision cannot be changed later!

“3. The opponent sat and relaxed while watching the footage! 4. Replay used after the interruption – which rules do not allow!! 5. After all, the fight continued irregularly!

“I ask for nothing more, just honesty. I don’t run from defeat, I respect every opponent and every outcome. But not when rules are broken and I’m robbed. Not in this way. The sport hasn’t seen this yet!!!”

Tom Aspinall's teammate claims he was 'robbed' in first statement after controversial KO loss

Ante Delija has several issues with his UFC Vegas 110 loss

bloodyelbow.com

Regarding the replay , he might be right ?

Then again ,

I don't think it's fair, but by the rules it should get overturned. Ref f'ed up big.

This will be the easiest appeal of all time. So much procedure and protocol was broken after the eye poke.

Maybe not. I dont recall ref waving that the fight is off. Everyone just jumped into the cage like the fight is over.

It’s laid out pretty plainly in the rules. This should be overturned. So bush league, nobody knows the damn rules.

It's clearly says instant replay can only be used if the fight is stopped and cannot be restarted so weather or not he stopped the fight is irrelevant bc he used the instant replay and again doing so can only be done after the end of the fight.

I'm glad he got knocked out after poking that boring dudes eye bc fuck you that's why but he's right here and the fight result should be overturned and the ref should lose his license.