R. Toquinho (photo) beat J. Fitch at WSOF 16. Photo: Disclosure
Rousimar Toquinho was involved in yet another controversy last Saturday (13). In his first WSOF title defense, the Brazilian submitted Jon Fitch in the first round and was again accused of holding back the submission too much, even when the North American had already given up.
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WSOF president Ray Sefo said he saw nothing wrong with the Brazilian's submission. The view is not shared by the executive director of the California Athletic Commission, Andy Foster, responsible for regulating the event. “Did you hold on too long? Yes, it was for too long. If they had said it wasn't, then they are either joking or not telling the truth. Was it beyond the pale for everyone? No. If someone else had done this, we wouldn't be having this conversation. He has a history of this,” he said to the North American website “MMA Fighting”, remembering the controversy that led to the Brazilian being fired from the UFC, when he held on to a submission against Mike Pierce for a long time.
However, Foster recognizes that the episode is not enough to punish Toquinho. “He chose to continue for a few seconds. You could say it was in the heat of the moment – and I've heard that many times from him. I don't think it's enough to punish him or anything like that. But it was at the limit. I’m quite irritated,” he concluded.
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