Caio: I didn’t notice punch to back of head
Caio Magalhaes: “I didn’t notice that. His coach talked to me after the fight, said I punched the back of his head, but I didn’t notice it.”
CaioMagalhaesbeat Trevor Smith by knockout at UFC Fight Night 56 in Uberlandia, Brazil, but the hardcore fanbase immediately cried foul, as Magalhaes clearly landed a shot to the back of the head.
“I didn’t notice that,” said Magalhaes as transcribed by Guilherme Cruz for MMAFighting. “His coach talked to me after the fight, said I punched the back of his head, but I didn’t notice it. The referee should have stepped in if he saw something, but he was already out from the punch and knee I landed.”
Magalhaes said if CABMMA orders a rematch, he is game.
“We can go back in there and fight again if he wants to,” he said. “When I made weight and stared at him, I thought ‘Man, I’m going to break this guy tomorrow.’”
“I wasn’t expecting to win that fast, but I wanted to go in there and finish him. I wanted to finish him before the third round because he tends to grow during the bout and has a good wrestling, so I wanted to make no mistakes.”