News Herzog changes tune, says stoppage was premature

[Captain Herb]

UFC Nashville referee reaches new conclusion after reliving controversial Derrick Lewis stoppage

'Big' John McCarthy spoke with referee Jason Herzog following his main event stoppage at UFC Nashville.

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On the Weighing In Podcast, legendary MMA referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy says he had a phone call with Jason Herzog following the main event, getting his thoughts on the stoppage.

“He goes, John, when he got hit, he went down,” McCarthy said.

“[Herzog] goes, I saw him trying to move. I was looking at the shots that that Lewis was throwing. I saw that a couple of them missed. Then, I saw that there was one that was decent, then there was a huge one. Then, he made a sound off of it and it was one of those that’s like, oh, I’ve gotta really think about stopping this.

“He says, and I started to come in, and that’s about the time he’s climbing the fence, and I thought [Teixeira] was more hurt than he actually was. “He goes, so I would say it was a little bit early


At least he can admit his mistakes

 

[CieloLuce]

It was in the heat of the moment. Teixeira was grabbing the fence.

Good to see he is willing to talk about it.

 

[HatKick]

Herzog is the man. No one is perfect.

 

[Ares Black]

Good. Faith in Herzog partially restored.

 

[Aurelian]

Respect for Jason admitting he made a mistake

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

Tbh grabbing the fence to stop a finish could merit a DQ

 

[Ares Black]

Tbh grabbing the fence to stop a finish could merit a DQ

Shitty hot take. Grabbing the fence is a one point deduction, if that.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

Shitty hot take

 

[Ares Black]

Oh I'm sorry, I thought we were watching a cage fight

 

[MMAProfessional]

Respect for Jason admitting he made a mistake

Never get that from Herb

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Very good to hear, he owns up to it and no excuse. Good ref

 

[GrantB13]

Damn so what now for defending the stoppage?

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Damn so what now for defending the stoppage?

Doesn't effect my opinion any. It was fine.

 

[MRT]

Shitty hot take. Grabbing the fence is a one point deduction, if that.

Herzog would have been a hero if he called a halt, issued a quick warning, and restored position for Lewis by putting Teixeira back down on one knee, facing the fence.

 

[xhaydenx]

Herzog is wrong so says my Black Beast to win in under 60 seconds bet.

 

[Danespina]

It goes a long way when the referees come out and explain their POV, even if I disagree with it.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

good to hear. yeah it was a pretty shitty stoppage but i get why he intervened when he did, it's just that by the time he was actually able to create separation, tallison had turned around and faced lewis, ready to defend himself.

 

[oski]

 

[Oscar Madison]

The sad irony of defending a blatant cheater --

by arguing that the Ref didn't follow the Rules...

 

[Mask Of Winters]

I'm supposed to believe he wasn't "persuaded" to change his mind days after the fact?

Gotta come up with some excuse as to why the HW Flavor Of The Month got punked.