Jon Anik weighs in on the UFC Louisville stoppage controversy
Throughout a latest episode of The Anik & Florian Podcast, Anik weighed in on the head-scratching finish to UFC Louisville.
“For me, it’s Marc Goddard, Jason Herzog…in that Prime 3 [all-time referees],” Anik mentioned. “In case you had been to ask me ‘Do you imagine in 20 seconds, that Jared Cannonier would’ve been knocked out chilly or concussed additional?’, the reply can be sure. I imagine referees are universally praised after they enable a battle to go lengthy, after which one thing sensational occurs. Both we get a 25-minute conflict as a result of they didn’t cease the battle, otherwise you get a knockout that has some virality…
“I used to be a bit bit stunned to see Jason Herzog intervene right here, however referees are all the time going to be criticized after they cease fights on the entrance finish of probably concussive harm,” Anik continued. “If anybody deserves the advantage of the doubt, it’s [Jason Herzog]…I believe the end result would’ve been a concussion for Jared Cannonier who had been drunk driving 30 seconds beforehand, and I simply really feel like he would’ve been knocked out!”
Cannonier claimed throughout Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour that the UFC is open to reserving an instantaneous rematch with Imavov. As of this writing, the UFC matchmakers haven’t commented publically on the stoppage.