CABMMA recognizes error, goes back and cancels Max Fight 18 fight

After confusion by the referee in the octagon, the duel between Dill Furacão and Diego Gaúcho was reversed into a "no contest"

Lucas Carrano

02/06/2016 | 13:37

Dill (left) and Gaúcho (right), fight turned into a “no contest”. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook

In the ring at Max Fight 18, held on May 21st in Varginha (USA), Dill Furacão won by technical knockout over Diego Gaúcho. However, the result was reviewed by the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) and the fight was cancelled.

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The reason for the result review was an error made by central referee Wernei Cardoso. According to the statement released by CABMMA itself, the referee confused the signals made by the fighter and understood a gesture that signaled a finger in the mouth due to a punch with an open hand with Gaúcho's withdrawal, declaring the end of the fight.

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Thus, after the fighter's appeal to CABMMA, the technical knockout victory for Dill Furacão was canceled and the fight was transformed into a “No Contest”, a fight with no result. It was not announced by the entity whether referee Wernei Cardoso will suffer any type of sanction due to the mistake.