The head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White praised the work of the Russian referee Vyacheslav Kiselev, who served one of the fights at UFC 267. An excerpt from the press conference is available on TheMacLife YouTube channel.
Kiselev was dismissed from his job at the event immediately after the fight between Eliseu Zaleski dos Santos and Benoit Saint Denis. Fans on social media criticized him harshly. The main complaint was that Kiselev did not stop the fight, despite the advantage of dos Santos, and this led to unnecessary damage for his opponent.
White admitted that in the UFC it happened that the referee was removed from work right during the event. The promoter was horrified by Kiselev’s work. “It turned out very badly. It’s just awful, “said the head of the UFC.
UFC 267 was topped by Jan Blachovich vs. Glover Teixera. The latter managed to win the UFC light heavyweight title at the age of 42.
Also at the tournament, the title of interim UFC bantamweight champion was won by Peter Yan.
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