Fighters are now coming forward with their thoughts following the stunningly confusing ending to one of the UFC’s latest match ups.
Atlantic City, New Jersey hosted the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest series of fights over the weekend. This time around, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion went to the Boardwalk Hall for the highly anticipated fight card of UFC Fight Night 128.
Featured in the night’s event, Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series star Ricky Simon went toe-to-toe with Merab Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili seemed to be getting the better of his opponent for much of the fight, but Simon managed to lock in a guillotine submission attempt in the final moments of the last round.
Dvalishvili struggled to defend the submission for almost an entire minute, seemingly making it to the sound of the fight ending bell. The referee did not call a stop to the contest, leaving many to believe that the fight would consequently go to a decision.
However, the octagon was quickly filled with officials discussing the ending of the fight. Ultimately, it was decided that Dvalishvili was choked into unconsciousness during the submission attempt.
Rather than awarded a technical submission victory, however, Simon was granted a TKO win over his opponent. Check out what many fighters had to say about the confusing fight result down below:
Holy shit ive never seen anything like that. Mirab doing the bicycle for over 30 seconds defending a guillotine #UFCAC
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) April 22, 2018
They be trying to add drama. Keeping him on the ground. He was fine let him up and give him a damn #Modelo
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 22, 2018
That was stressful to watch ? #UFCAC
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) April 22, 2018
These two guys deserve fight of the night
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) April 22, 2018
That was some boss stuff, surviving that choke! #UFCAtlanticCity
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 22, 2018
That was so weird! I’ve never seen some shit like that! Ima start working that bicycle kick D! #UFCAtlanticCity
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) April 22, 2018
No way mareb should be able to win that fight
— Mike "Biggie" Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) April 22, 2018
Wow. Ricky Simon gets the TKO win due to an official stoppage at the end of the third and final round. Simon insists Dvalishvili was out. Perhaps. Longo is gonna lose his mind. #UFCAC
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) April 22, 2018
How can you call a stop after the round's over, and by TKO on a sub??? I am confused? ??? pic.twitter.com/CvCvDP8Cc6
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) April 22, 2018
Has that ever happened before?
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) April 22, 2018
What …!?!?! #UFCAtlanticCity
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 22, 2018
Guy was out pic.twitter.com/fZZPuuwJWP
— Robert Whiteford (@Flyinjudoka) April 22, 2018
What just happened in that fight? Ref didn’t stop fight. Time runs out and it’s a stoppage? ??♂️ #UFCAtlanticCity
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) April 22, 2018
Wtf is that!!!! Bullshit!!! Wtf he never tapped round over bs anderson silva didn't win the bisping horrible!! @ufc #UFCAtlanticCity
— Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) April 22, 2018
I do not agree with that ref call #UFCAC
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) April 22, 2018
Congrats @RickySimonUFC. You lucky little bastard hahaha. Way to pull it out. Proud of you.
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) April 22, 2018
