Jon Jones asks NSAC for reversal of decision
Representatives for UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones have asked the Nevada State Athletic Commission to reverse his disqualification against Matt…
Representatives for UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones have asked the Nevada State Athletic Commission to reverse his disqualification against Matt Hamill at The Ultimate Fighter season 10 finale on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas.
Referee Steve Mazzagatti disqualified Jones in the card’s main event after ruling that Hamill was unable to continue after Jones threw several illegal elbows late in the first round.
In a letter dated Dec. 11, Ryan Ciotoli and Gary Marino of BombSquad Sports Management, the firm that manages Jones, asked the commission to change the decision to Jones’ favor, citing a state statute that allows for such a move when the referee has rendered an incorrect decision.
Hamill, who is legally deaf, had blood in his eyes and did not respond when Mazzagatti asked him if he was okay. Mazzagatti then utilized an instant replay monitor to review the blows and made the disqualification ruling. It was the first time instant replay had been used in the state.
Moments after the stoppage, the former Rochester Institute of Technology wrestler said he had hurt his shoulder during the fight and couldn’t “fight with one arm.