Francis Ngannou, Daniel Cormier, and other UFC fighters and fans call out referee Dan Miragliotta for "bad stoppage" of Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich fight Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

You don t stop that in Texas - Francis Ngannou Daniel Cormier and other UFC fighters and fans call out referee Dan Miragliotta for bad stoppage of Derrick Lewis vs Sergei Pavlovich fight

(L to R) Derrick Lewis [via ufc.com], Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich [via @ESPN on Twitter], Dan Miragliotta, Pavlovich [via ufc.com] UFC fighters and fans are unhappy with the stoppage of the clash between Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich. MMA fans on Twitter called out referee Dan Miragliotta for a "bad stoppage" in the immediate aftermath of the bout. Pavlovich started teeing off on Lewis after connecting flush with a left hook less than a minute into the fight. Miragliotta intervened as a visibly hurt Lewis stumbled to the floor and covered up. 'The Black Beast' was seemingly trying to get back on his feet and immediately protested the stoppage. Watch the sequence below: Herb Dean would never stop this early , Derrick Lewis was robbed . Herb Dean would never stop this early , Derrick Lewis was robbed . Several UFC fighters like Francis Ngannou, Belal Muhammad, and Daniel Cormier seem to find Lewis' protest justified. According to Muhammad, a bout is not stopped like that in the state of Texas, where the UFC 277 card went down. 'Remember the Name' wrote: "You don’t stop that in Texas" You don’t stop that in TexasYou don’t stop that in Texas Ngannou and 'DC' also deemed it to be an early stoppage. That's definitely an early stoppageThat's definitely an early stoppage This was a bad stoppage!!!!This was a bad stoppage!!!! Former UFC light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa sympathized with Lewis for the unfair stoppage in front of his home crowd. Hmmmm not sure about that stoppage Hmmmm not sure about that stoppage Feel bad for Derrick on that one. Right in front of his home crowd man Feel bad for Derrick on that one. Right in front of his home crowd man UFC light heavyweight prospect Jamahal Hill, who fights Thiago Santos next weekend, urged the UFC to get such faulty officiating out of their system. Yeah get all this bs reffing out of y’all system before next week!!!Yeah get all this bs reffing out of y’all system before next week!!! I’m sad?! The Beast coulda definitely gotten right up and landed a fight changing bomb. Early stoppage big dannnn miroglosbabaI’m sad?! The Beast coulda definitely gotten right up and landed a fight changing bomb. Early stoppage big dannnn miroglosbaba That was weak as hell. Let em fight ref!!That was weak as hell. Let em fight ref!! Need to run this back asapNeed to run this back asap Several UFC fans also questioned the stoppage as Lewis has a . You don't stop that anywhere. Lewis has gone to his knees so many times in his fights, gotten back up and fought his ass off for ten more minutes.

And more importantly that's just not a TKO. It's a knockdown. So fkn weird You don't stop that anywhere. Lewis has gone to his knees so many times in his fights, gotten back up and fought his ass off for ten more minutes.And more importantly that's just not a TKO. It's a knockdown. So fkn weird Wasn't coming back ? did you see him instantly stand up, not rocked or hurt? ?? Wasn't coming back ? did you see him instantly stand up, not rocked or hurt? ?? "bad" is being nice. When are we going to get some accountability for these refs and judges, DC!? The sport deserves better than what the UFC is giving us. Refs, Judges, Gloves. Why can't we fix this in 2022!? "bad" is being nice. When are we going to get some accountability for these refs and judges, DC!? The sport deserves better than what the UFC is giving us. Refs, Judges, Gloves. Why can't we fix this in 2022!? I could give two fucks if he was hurt, you don’t stop that shit in Texas. I’ve seen fights be stopped for way way way way more then that man I could give two fucks if he was hurt, you don’t stop that shit in Texas. I’ve seen fights be stopped for way way way way more then that man

Derrick Lewis has lost his last three bouts in Texas

Derrick Lewis was riding a five-fight win streak at one point, putting him on a collision course with Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title at . Lewis was picked apart by the Frenchman en route to a third-round TKO loss in front of his home crowd at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. 'The Black Beast' bounced back with a first-round knockout win over Chris Daukaus, and the UFC sent him back to Texas for a banger against Tai Tuivasa. Tuivasa faceplanted Lewis with a vicious elbow in round two, making it his second consecutive loss at the Toyota Center. Tai Tuivasa are you kidding me?! Perfect elbow and put Derrick Lewis to sleep for the KO.Tai Tuivasa are you kidding me?! Perfect elbow and put Derrick Lewis to sleep for the KO. Tonight's controversial stoppage loss against Sergei Pavlovich was Lewis' third consecutive loss in the state of Texas. The last victory in Texas for 'The Black Beast' came via a unanimous decision against Ilir Latifi back at UFC 247 in February 2020. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found