Demian Maia Punched Usman on the Buttcheek to Pretend He Was Working in the Clinch

[Vulcan]

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

He then throws a strike to the body before it's broken up. Shouldn't have broken them up imo. Maia listened to the ref and started throwing shots. Bad timing on the ref's part.

 

[Typrune Goatley]

I don't know if it is pretending. Hard to take the back or drag a wrestler like Usman down. Usman's whizzer was strong and enough to stall out. That was still bullshit for the ref to break it up there. He took away Maia's opportunity.

 

[gevoudane]

Still a punch.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Also, fuck you for making me agree with Danis.

 

[frantzen]

#touchbutt

 

[Arm Barbarian]

That ref break =

 

[beephin]

I do this during sex all the time.



is normal

 

[SuperNerd]

That is a ridiculous break.

 

[sabretitan]

Happens all the time. Nice you had to make a thread about a man hitting another man in the cheek lol

 

[Gnomecuddler]

Watching MMA for many years and I see the whole "break people up" & "stand people up" is never applied consistently. I understand it's pretty difficult to do this, but differences between the timing of doing so are huge.

I remember a recent Bellator fight where Big John himself was explaining why the ref didn't break/stand the fighters up and during this explanation the ref actually did break them up

 

[xn7]

broken up from that position what a joke.

 

[Unheralded Truth]

Oh my. Who was the fat-ass ref? Talk about amateur level...

If someone lands a body strike, you DON'T break them up. I mean even Kim Winslow knows this.

 

[LoneStalker]

I agree that this positions should have NOT be broken, Maia had Usman's right arm trapped and was moving towards his back. When the ref shouted "break" Maia tried to discuss, but the thing just went on.
Really bad call by the ref just because a couple of morons were booing from the stands.
The ref should consider what each fighter is doing, not the morons booing.

 

[Rockapotomuss]

Maia was a few seconds away from a takedown and submission while still dry. Ref cost him the fight right there.

 

[Pakman]

Maia was a few seconds away from a takedown and submission while still dry. Ref cost him the fight right there.

He very well could have. Shitty job by the ref for sure.

 

[RoninJin]

When you are fighting that hard just to stay in the clinch, you know you losing the fight

 

[BJ@LW&WW]

those dont feel nice. ask yo mom

 

[DragRacer]

Looks like cell block foreplay

Soften that booty up when you’re coming in dry

 

[billharford]

This was also the most exciting moment of the fight - and I mean the ref break