Controversial ending to Mousasi vs. Weidman
The referee mistakenly thought that Weidman was grounded, which would mean that both of the fighter’s hands were on the mat.
Gegard Mousasi and Chris Weidman were in the midst of an excellent striker vs. wrestler contest, when The Dreamcatcher landed two knees on The All American, and referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight. The referee mistakenly thought that Weidman was grounded, which would mean that both of the fighter’s hands were on the mat.
They weren’t, but Miragliotta gave Weidman five minutes to recover. During that period the doctor examined him and reported that he was unable to continue. In the meantime, the commission realized that Weidman had not been down, and let the referee know.
New York does not allow instant replays, so by some interpretations of the rules, the fight should have been declared a No Contest:
1. The referee called a foul;
2. The fighter was declared unfit to continue; so,
3. The fight is a No Contest, or goes to judges score cards if a sufficient time had passed.
However, Miragliotta was informed of what happened, and as the fighter could not continue due to a legal technique, Mousasi was declared the winner:
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/850919387229966340
In sum, it appears that New York screwed up again, but this time, in doing so, ended up awarding the fight to the right fighter
Neither Mousasi nor Weidman was happy with the outcome, nor were the fans.
That’s not my fault, I don’t know, said Mousasi. He can have the rematch no problem, I was ready to continue the fight. I was ready to continue, I apologize to Weidman, I like the guy I was ready to fight I was fighting.