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Instant replay was put to the test on Saturday at UFC Vegas 38 after an accidental clash of heads marred Kyle Daukaus’ submission of Kevin Holland.
Referee Dan Miragliotta called for a replay from the Nevada Athletic Commission’s replay official even before Daukaus sunk in a rear-naked choke in the wake of the accidental foul, which briefly knocked out Holland and sent him scrambling for survival.
After a few moments, Miragliotta, the sole arbiter of the contest, ruled that the headbutt invalidated Daukaus’ submission and declared the bout a no-contest at the 3:43 mark of the first round.
Check out fighters’ reaction to the UFC Vegas 38 bout’s ending on Saturday at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
was it a head butt? What a bad luck! #UFCVegas38 @ufc
— Juan Espino El Guapo (@juan_espino_ofi) October 3, 2021
Man that sucks
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 3, 2021
Holland was a zombie out there. Went out, came back to life to keep fitin.
— Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) October 3, 2021
You gotta run that back
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) October 3, 2021
Ohhhhh no fuck !!
— C H T O V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) October 3, 2021
Sucks for Holland. Last week there was a clash of heads with Ortega volkanawski too that had a big impact on the fights momentum
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 3, 2021
I know Holland has a serious headache right now ! that head butt was vicious ! #UFCVegas38
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) October 3, 2021
That’s dumb he tapped! #UFCFightNight
— Ian Heinisch (@ianheinischmma) October 3, 2021
Incedental contact on the southpaw 5 yard penalty repeat 1st round nah idk though this is a tough one… see johnny bedford vs rani yahya I guess…?
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) October 3, 2021
Flo fighters fight bro, we’re trained, we get hurt we fight. Unfortunately the blow that hurt was a unintentional clash of heads. Last week merab was knocked out but kept going. Difference is he got hit with legal shot. Kyle did what he was supposed to do and won but illegal. https://t.co/2ywQQyxXOJ
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 3, 2021
Restarting the fight would have been fun
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) October 3, 2021
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