Russian heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich and ref Dan Miragliotta both heard it from fans in Dallas, Texas at UFC 277 after a seemingly quick stoppage gave ...
Lewis went to his knees, but immediately got back up, only to be greeted by ref Dan Miragliotta, who had waved the fight off. Fans still drowned out Pavlovich with boos during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. A right, then a left behind the ear, rocked Lewis. Pavlovich chased, and landed a few more right hands.
Pavlovich made short work of Lewis in a TKO win that was heavily criticized by the Dallas crowd.
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Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich scored a first-round finish over Derrick Lewis on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday, but many felt the fight was stopped early.
“I like the ref, but I wouldn’t debate that that was an early stoppage. It was definitely an early stoppage. “I think it was too soon, but to be fair, Miragliotta is a great ref,” White said.
The fight was called in less than a minute, which left Derrick Lewis furious.
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But Lewis immediately rose to his feet, protesting the decision as the Dallas crowd jeered in solidarity. After Pavlovich dropped Lewis with a flurry of strikes, the referee stepped in to call the fight. What’s your reaction to Sergei Pavlovich’s controversial TKO win over Derrick Lewis at UFC 277?
UFC president Dana White thinks referee Dan Miragliotta made an error when he stopped Derrick Lewis' fight with Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 277.
That was definitely an early stoppage. “When you jump right back up like that and you’re ready to go – listen, he was a little rocked, but no more rocked than Julianna (Peña) was three, four times in the fight, and she fought five rounds. “I like the ref, but I wouldn’t really debate that was an early stoppage.
Sergei Pavlovich believes his stoppage win over Derrick Lewis was correct, while Dana White calls it 'definitely' premature.
“I think it was too soon, but to be fair, Miragliotta’s a great ref,” White said. “I like the ref, but I wouldn’t debate that that was an early stoppage,” White said. “The ref is a pro, and I think he did his job,” Pavlovich told reporters via translator at his post-fight scrum.