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

Mike Beltran


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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?

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

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He's the best referee ever seen by eyes, and I'm in no way influenced by the mustache or anything
 
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.
 
Beltran is an underrated ref, tho he does Bellator events more than UFC it seems.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
can't think of anything he's done, besides having that mustache.

so he's probably a decent/normal ref.
 
Good ref, he has always done well in the fights I have seen him in. Epic moustache.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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