Connect with us

MMA

California Athletic Commission denies Phumi Nkuta’s appeal over controversial loss to Adriano Moraes

Published

on

California Athletic Commission denies Phumi Nkuta’s appeal over controversial loss to Adriano Moraes

Phumi Nkuta's first loss still stands.

On Monday, Nkuta appeared before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for his appeal over a loss to Adriano Moraes back at the MVP MMA card in May. The fight ended with Moraes securing a rear naked choke that eventually put Nkuta to sleep but replays showed that the Brazilian held onto the submission past the final bell.

Nkuta's argument was that he didn't go unconscious until past the final bell and therefore the submission should not count. Based on the scorecards, Nkuta was in line for a victory if the fight actually went to a decision.

On the night of the fight, referee Herb Dean called Moraes the winner and additional officials reviewed the finish on replay but ultimately the former ONE champion still got the win.

“He does a good job taking the back, trapping the arm, great job to him,†Nkuta told MMA Fighting after the event. “Obviously, the choke happened. I heard the 10-second clapper, I'm fighting it with everything I've got. I hear the bell and then I wake up. As soon as I wake up, I'm like there's no way I got knocked out. In my mind, I'm like I just heard the bell, what happened?

“You look at the instant replay, and he kind of pulled a Rousimar Palhares on me. It is what it is.â€

During testimony on Tuesday, CSAC executive director Andy Foster argued that there just wasn't enough definitive proof to overturn the decision, especially after multiple officials reviewed the tape through instant replay and came to the same conclusion.

â€I bet I've watched it 80 times now,†Foster said during the hearing. “We've watched it over and over. I'm still unsure when he went unconscious. When we're not sure about something, it needs to be clear and convincing evidence if this commission is going to flip a fight, just to be very clear.â€

In the end, the commission voted to deny the appeal and Nkuta's first professional loss still stands.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

MMA

UFC fighter gained over 25 pounds after UFC Sacramento weigh-ins

Published

on

UFC fighter gained over 25 pounds after UFC Sacramento weigh-ins

Gregory Rodrigues is one of the biggest middleweights on the entire UFC roster, but he barely outweighed Anthony “Fluffy†Hernandez for their five-round main event at UFC Sacramento this past Saturday night.

On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission shared the fight night weights for all of the athletes on the card with MMA Fighting. The commission started tracking fight night weights in an effort to curb extreme weight cutting in combat sports.

At the top of the card, Rodrigues hit the scale at 185 pounds on Friday before packing on an additional 19.4 pounds to weight 204.4 pounds on fight night. As for Hernandez, he was 186 pounds on Friday before adding 16.2 pounds to weight 202.2 pounds for his fight.

Further down the card, Reinier de Ridder made his light heavyweight debut in the UFC after previously competing at 185 pounds in the promotion. On Friday, de Ridder hit the scale at 205 pounds exactly before adding 16.8 pounds to weigh 221.8 pounds for fight night.

His opponent Roman Dolidze was 206 pounds on Friday before adding 20.2 pounds to weigh 226.2 pounds for the fight on Saturday.

The biggest weight gain on the card came from Brazilian Marcio Barbosa, who weighed 145.5 pounds for his featherweight fight and he added a whopping 25.5 pounds to weigh 171 pounds for fight night. His opponent Ryan Kuse weighed 153.2 pounds on fight night, which means Barbosa outweighed him by nearly 20 pounds.

Here are the full fight night weights for UFC Sacramento including the percentage of weight gained:

Gregory Rodrigues: 185 to 204.4 (19.4 pounds), 10%

Anthony Hernandez: 186 to 202.2 (16.2 pounds), 9%

Vitor Petrino: 246 to 252.2 (6.2 pounds), 3%

Serghei Spivak: 257 to 254.6 (-2.4 pounds), -1%

Roman Dolidze: 206 to 226.2 (20.2 pounds) 10%

Reinier de Ridder: 205 to 221.8 (16.8 pounds), 8%

Mason Jones: 156 to 177.2 (21.2 pounds), 14%

Marquel Mederos: 156 to 177.4 (21.4 pounds), 14%

Jeisla Chaves: 124.5 to 137.4 (12.9 pounds)

Carli Judice: 125.5 to 136.6 (11.1 pounds), 9%

Terrance Chatman: 266 to 269.2 (3.2 pounds), 1%

Anthony Wint: 231 to 232.8 (1.8 pounds), 1%

Lerryan Douglas: 145.5 to 162.8 (17.3 pounds), 12%

Jamall Emmers: 143.5 to 156.8 (13.3 pounds), 9%

Shamil Gaziev: 261 to 267.4 (6.4 pounds), 2%

Kennedy Nzechukwu: 244 to 241.6 (-2.4 pounds), -1%

Nasrat Haqparast: 155.5 to 173.4 (17.9 pounds), 12%

Chris Padilla: 156 to 170.2 (14.2 pounds), 9%

Ryan Kuse: 144.5 to 153.2 (8.7 pounds), 6%

Marcio Barbosa: 145.5 to 171 (25.5 pounds), 18%

Stan Dorsainvil: 155.5 to 179 (23.5 pounds), 15%

Gauge Young: 155.5 to 180.2 (24.7 pounds), 16%

Jackson McVey: 185 to 207.8 (22.8 pounds), 12%

Wes Schultz: 186 to 209 (23 pounds), 12%

Elise Reed: 115 to 125 (10 pounds), 9%

Shanelle Dyer: 116 to 125 (9 pounds), 8%

Continue Reading

MMA

Anthony Hernandez accuses Gregory Rodrigues of ‘cheating’ at UFC Sacramento

Published

on

Anthony Hernandez accuses Gregory Rodrigues of ‘cheating’ at UFC Sacramento
Anthony
Hernandez is now on a two-fight skid in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and he's accused his latest
opponent, Gregory
Rodrigues, of “cheating.â€

Rodrigues beat Hernandez by unanimous decision in a grueling
five-round bout at
UFC Sacramento. Both middleweights earned Fight of the Night
honors, but “Fluffy†has since accused Rodrigues of grabbing his
gloves during their grappling exchanges.

Hernandez claims Rodrigues repeatedly grabbed inside his gloves
during their Fight of the Night

While Hernandez praised “Robocop†for his toughness, he also
accused Rodrigues of grabbing his gloves as many as four times
during their fight to gain an advantage.

“I hit him a few times, I rocked his sh*t, he's a tough son of a
b*tch,†Hernandez said at the post-fight press conference. “I hit
him with everything and the kitchen sink, hit him with some hard
elbows, f*cker was cheating and grabbing the inside of my gloves
and I told [referee] Herb [Dean] that.â€

Hernandez even claims Rodrigues was warned after the alleged
infractions.

“I told f*cking Herb, ‘This motherf*cker grabbed my glove, like,
four times. Hey, he's grabbing my gloves,' and he told him, ‘Hey,
stop,'†Hernandez said. “But I mean, whatever. Don't take a point,
whatever. I guess people like to cheat, so it is what it is.â€

Rodrigues extended his win streak to four and called out Dricus Du
Plessis in his post-fight interview, while Hernandez will have
to regroup after picking up his second defeat.


Continue Reading

MMA

Kai Stewart embracing 'Bad Guy' persona ahead of Fenway Park BKFC title fight

Published

on

Kai Stewart embracing 'Bad Guy' persona ahead of Fenway Park BKFC title fight

Bare Knuckle FC featherweight champ Kai Stewart is expecting a cold reception from the Fenway Park crowd in his upcoming title defense.

Bare Knuckle FC 92 will be a history-making night for bare-knuckle fighting as some of the toughest combatants prepare to fight on the sacred grounds of Fenway Park in Boston. Despite entering BKFC 92 as the headlining champion, featherweight titleholder Kai Stewart will enter hostile territory against Massachusetts native Harry Gigliotti.

Stewart, one of the best pound-for-pound bare-knuckle fighters in the world, is also one of the polarizing sport's brightest young stars. The 26-year-old seldom puts out sluggish performances during his nine-fight unbeaten streak to begin his career.

Despite his status as one of BKFC's biggest stars, Stewart knows he's entering uncharted waters at BKFC 92 in Gigliotti's homecoming. For Stewart, he says he's embracing the pressure head-on as he plans to play the ‘heel' role.

Kai Stewart promises to spoil opponent's homecoming in BKFC title fight

During the latest episode of BetOnline‘s The Fight Guys podcast, Stewart promised to steal the spotlight in Boston this week before entering the BKFC ring.

“My biggest ‘claim to fame' was walking into Miami to the Cuban's hometown…we broke records, and I was in there flippin' everybody off,†Stewart began.

“I love being the heel, the bad guy. At the end of the day, I'm not friends with these guys – I'm going in there to fight. There's no place to be a ‘good guy' in fighting, especially in bare-knuckle. Now's the time when I'm going to be Boston's enemy number one after that press conference. I hope they have a second one, so I can talk even more. I have them firing in the chamber for everybody…

“Nobody's safe.â€

Stewart doesn't just hold beefs with BKFC fighters. Ahead of UFC bantamweight contender Aiemann Zahabi's fight at UFC Freedom 250, Stewart feuded with former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in social media back-and-forths.

Subscribe to The Fight Guys on YouTube here. 

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


Continue Reading
Advertisement

OUR NEWSLETTER

Subscribe Us To Receive Our Latest News Directly In Your Inbox!

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Trending