Ante Delija claims 'guidelines were damaged' | MMA News
The UFC Vegas 110 co-main event heavyweight bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Ante Delija was late in the first spherical when an obvious stoppage by referee Mark Smith, a replay review, and an inadvertent eye poke led to confusion, a restart, and a knockout ending.
Delija initially thought he defeated Cortes-Acosta by technical knockout. He pressured Delija and unloaded a collection of punches but the replay confirmed an eye poke started the exchange. Delija immediately reacted to the poke, grabbing his eye and turning away. Delija continued to throw punches and the referee stoped the combat.
After review of the replay, Cortes-Acosta was given time to get better and the combat restarted, one thing Delija thinks ought to have never occurred. “Walking Trouble” launched a assertion on Sunday and was not completely satisfied with what transpired in the octagon at the UFC Apex this past Saturday. The Croatian claimed ‘guidelines were damaged’ and he was ‘robbed.’
“1. I’m not sure if I hit him in the eye, I think it’s near the eye and of course I want a video where you can see that sting correctly! 2. The referee did not show “time-out”, but stopped the fight and therefore declared me the winner. That decision cannot be changed later! 3. The opponent sat and relaxed while watching the footage for more than a few minutes! 4. Replay used after the interruption – which rules do not allow!! 5. After all, the fight continued irregularly,” Delija wrote on Instagram.
“I ask for nothing more, just honesty. I don’t run from defeat, I respect every opponent and every outcome. But not when rules are broken and I’m robbed. Not in this way.The sport hasn’t seen this yet!!!”
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