Renowned referee gives his opinion on possible early interruption between O'Malley x Sterling

Sean O'Malley knocks out aljamain sterling. Photo: Reproduction/Instargam

Despite the great victory against aljamain sterling, Sean O'Malley did not receive all possible merit after fans and experts pointed out a possible early interruption by the referee in the fight. Keeping an eye on the situation, John McCarthy, who has extensive experience in the area, opened up and gave his opinion on the case. According to the American, Mark Goddard made no mistake in sparing the former champion any damage.

“I've heard all kinds of things about, 'It was an early stoppage.' I don't believe it was. He actually blacked out at one point and was brought back. You can watch. He came back but was knocked out. He comes back. He's fighting, but it was a matter of everything getting to the point where when he rolled it looked like he was starting to cover it up and that's when the stoppage came. It wasn't going to change. He was going to suffer more damage,” John said in an episode of 'Weighing in'.

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Defeated in the second round, Aljamin Sterling was hit hard by Sean O'Malley and immediately taken to the ground on impact. Despite complaints about early interruption, the athlete declared that he paid dearly for shortening the distance in the wrong way and reinforced that, despite not agreeing with the referee's attitude, he will not use the feat as an excuse.

Protagonists of UFC 292, O'Malley and aljamain sterling They fought for the bantamweight belt (up to 61,2kg). Considered the underdog for the fight, 'Sugar', as he is known, performed trained movements throughout the preparation for the fight and executed them perfectly.

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