Chiesa criticizes Yamasaki and suggests that the referee retire

M. Chiesa after setback in Oklahoma (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC)

the american Michael chiesa was hampered by the premature interruption of referee Mario Yamasaki and ended up defeated by Kevin Lee in the main fight of last Sunday's UFC Oklahoma. After the duel, the lightweight did not forgive the Brazilian and harshly criticized his performance, just as Dana White, president of Ultimate, had already done. “Maverick” further stated that Yamasaki should go into hiding and 'never referee an MMA fight again'.

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“Mário Yamasaki should hide, put his head in a hole and never referee any type of professional MMA event again. He should never referee again. He should spend more time studying the rules than playing his stupid little heart out for the cameras,” commented Chiesa in an interview with the North American channel “Fox Sports”, ensuring that he was not close to being erased, as some fans and experts suggested.

“I remember looking for Kevin's hands, looking at the screen and seeing that I had a few seconds left. I took my hands up, I could escape. But I saw Mário enter and then interrupt the fight. I mean, he already has a bad reputation. I'm not disappointed with myself, he robbed me of an opportunity, he robbed the fans of seeing a great fight, he even robbed Kevin, who had a victory surrounded by controversy”, he lamented.

Kevin Lee he had a rear-naked choke locked on Chiesa at the end of the first round, but “Maverick” didn’t hit and tried to defend the position. However, when Chiesa stopped pressing Lee's elbow, he shook his own arm, and Yamasaki interpreted this movement as a sign that he had lost consciousness and stopped the fight. However, Chiesa immediately got up complaining about the premature stop, showing that he was not unconscious.

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