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![arielhelwani Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::17828988.png) Ariel Helwani [@arielhelwani](/creator/twitter/arielhelwani) on x 1.4M followers
Created: 2025-07-28 20:34:48 UTC

I think Jason Herzog is one of the very best referees in the business, but that was awful refereeing. There's no reason for that fight to have continued.

I thought that was horrific. Look at Derrick Lewis x Tallison Teixeira just a couple of weeks ago. How do you stop that fight and let this one go on? How does that happen?

Both fighters have incredible heart, but that fight should have been stopped in the first round. It was very uncomfortable to watch and I just thought it was unnecessary.

And yes, Herzog is getting a lot of heat, and it's justified, but what about Mohammad Yahya's corner? Why didn't they step in?

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