Derrick Lewis is basking in the joys of his victory over Ronda Rousey‘s beau – Travis Browne. And he’s doing it in quite a fashion. After a string of comments in the post fight interview he’s kept it up on social media with posts such as:
Meanwhile seasoned vet referee Mario Yamasaki admitted he’s made a huge mistake in calling the fight late after Lewis thanked him for it.
“I appreciate it,” Lewis said. “Where [Yamasaki] at? I appreciate it, I appreciated him letting the fight go a little longer than what it should. I just wanted to get my anger out on Travis’ face because he likes to hit on women. So I appreciate him for doing that. I keep it real.”
Yamasaki commented subsequently:
“I try to be as consistent as possible, but sometimes you can’t. I wanted to give him another chance because early in the fight he was getting knocked out standing and he said ‘I’m fine, I’m fine,’ and I saw that he was trying to defend himself so I let him continue, and on the ground, it went a little longer.
“I’m sure that Browne likes that we let the fight go on a little longer so he has a chance to come back,” he continued. “No fighter likes early stoppages, but it happens. There’s no excuse. I know I should have stopped it earlier, but it was so fast I couldn’t stop it.”
UFC President Dana White wasn’t pleased about the main event refereeing either:
HORRIBLE job Mazzagatti!!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) February 20, 2017
But later backtracked indicating it was sarcastic
I know it was sarcasm everyone.
— Dana White (@danawhite) February 20, 2017
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