Steve Mazzagatti Needs an Anatomy Lesson

Steve Mazzagatti needs an anatomy lesson. He’s utterly confused about where the back of the head is.

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Now you can (maybe) make the case that some of those weren’t head shots, necessarily, and sure I’d be open to discussion on them. A lot of them, however, were, and for none of them to elicit a warning from him when Dan Henderson is screaming into the octagon “back of the head! back of the head!” makes me wonder if Mazzagatti just isn’t interested in doing this thing any more.

Mazzagatti is one of the worst referees in the sport, and if I had my way, he’d never be in a ring again. Incidentally, Dana White, UFC President, agrees with me. He was quoted once as saying, “If I could control things, you’d never see Steve Mazzagatti again.”

We can all hope for the day.

(Just for the record, I think Pearson won the fight either way, I just don’t like the refereeing in the last round)

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  • Haxor

    OMG!!! will we see our first death on the UFC. The ref needs to jump in and make them stand up. How many blows to the back of the head can you get away with.

  • Haxor

    OMG!!! will we see our first death on the UFC. The ref needs to jump in and make them stand up. How many blows to the back of the head can you get away with.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/ Vinny

    @Haxor – Like I said, it’s possible they weren’t all to the back of the head (some of them could’ve been to the back of the neck) but that many shots that close should’ve at least earned a warning. To not even warn Pearson… I mean… That’s just really bad officiating.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    @Haxor – Like I said, it’s possible they weren’t all to the back of the head (some of them could’ve been to the back of the neck) but that many shots that close should’ve at least earned a warning. To not even warn Pearson… I mean… That’s just really bad officiating.