Erick Silva will appeal defeat to Yancy Medeiros at UFC 212

E. Silva lost at UFC 212 (Photo; Reproduction Facebook UFC)

The welterweight Erick silva still hasn't swallowed referee Eduardo Herdy's performance in his defeat to Yancy Medeiros at UFC 212 on June 3rd. On that occasion, the Brazilian suffered a hard blow from the Hawaiian, fell, but was recovering when the fight was stopped by Herdy. Therefore, Erick is appealing the setback and asking that his fight with Medeiros be without result.

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Gilberto Faria, the Brazilian's manager, revealed that his client will appeal the defeat to the CABMMA (Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission), citing Herdy's performance. Faria complained that it was the second time that Erick was harmed by a referee in a fight in Brazil. The agent still wants his client to have a rematch with Yancy Medeiros in Hawaii, the state that the North American represents, as the first fight was at his home. Erick silva.

“This is the second time that a referee has made a mistake during an Erick fight. We definitely need CABMMA to pay special attention to this issue. The best option in this case would be a rematch. Let’s take the UFC to Hawaii and end this fight”, commented Faria to the North American website “MMA Fighting”.

At UFC 142, in January 2012, when he was fighting only his second UFC fight, he was disqualified against Carlos Prater for striking his compatriot in the back of the head, but replays showed that the punches were legal.