Mike Beltran...Good referee, okay ref or bad referee?

[TCE]

Just been re-watching the DHK/Polo Reyes fight, and he stopped the fight at the perfect time.

Let both of them continue after being rocked but still both in the fight. He's very underrated here. A lot of calls of his I agree with.

He should be refereeing high profile fights, imo.

What say Sherdog?

 

[Abazzdeboom]

I think most people may not know the ref by their name
A pic and everyone will know who you're talking about

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

He's the best referee ever seen by eyes, and I'm in no way influenced by the mustache or anything

 

[WinZip]

He's a ref that's pretty memorable thanks to that epic facial hair, but the fact that he's not talked about much is a good thing. You only really notice a ref when they fuck up. If we haven't noticed him, that means he's not fucking up much, so he's a good ref.

 

[Deleted member 510653]

Beltran is an underrated ref, tho he does Bellator events more than UFC it seems.

 

[Ying Li]

We need more Wario and Big Dan. I like bad stoppages and guys nearly dying when I watch UFC events.

Also where is that mini Brock ref? I want him to ref Cain v. Werdum 2 and do a cross ring flying Raiden from Mortal Kombat style stoppage.

 

[TCE]

Beltran is an underrated ref, tho he does Bellator events more than UFC it seems.

It's a shame, he should be up there with Herb Dean and Big John. He's a solid ref.

 

[GypsyGold]

He's really good i don't know why we only see him at the California cards.

He should be at all events like Herb or big Jhon.

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

can't think of anything he's done, besides having that mustache.

so he's probably a decent/normal ref.

 

[TheNinja]

Epic mustache = Great ref

 

[WinZip]

can't think of anything he's done, besides having that mustache.

so he's probably a decent/normal ref.

If you can't remember him fucking up, I'd call that a good thing

 

[Haj01]

Joey Beltran's brother

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Good ref, he has always done well in the fights I have seen him in. Epic moustache.

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

He's a ref that's pretty memorable thanks to that epic facial hair, but the fact that he's not talked about much is a good thing. You only really notice a ref when they fuck up. If we haven't noticed him, that means he's not fucking up much, so he's a good ref.

So much this.

 

[TCE]

ttt

 

[Tavares1988]

Average referee

 

[toe hold]

I always think of Beltran diving in to save Nate Diaz from Josh Thomson in San Jose a couple of years ago.

He is a mainstay on the California regional scene. Always doing cards at Indian Casinos, kind of took over that role from Josh Rosenthal and Jason Herzog.

 

[Kevin Smash]

Any ref I don't notice is a good ref

 

[Universal Champion]

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[Leonard Haid]

I have never sent a message to a ref praising his work. Except for Mike Beltran. And he graciously responded too. I saw him for the first time maybe a couple years ago. He did a great job, and made an excellent stoppage. On the same card he made another perfect stoppage. Not one second too soon, not one second too late. Then I never saw him again reffing at a UFC event until a long time later. I sent him another message asking him why the UFC doesn't use him more often. He said he had no idea. I think he's good.