They said what?! Pros react to Kevin Lee's controversial submission of Michael Chiesa
Get the Full StoryPro fighters on Twitter did not agree with Mario Yamasaki's stoppage of Kevin Lee's rear naked choke on Michael Chiesa. With 20 seconds left to go in the first round, Kevin Lee managed to submit Michael Chiesa with a rear naked choke, however it seems Mario Yamasaki stopped it a tad early, as Chiesa did not tap or go to sleep. On Twitter, pro fighters disagreed with the stoppage in the UFC Oklahoma City main event.MikeMav22 all the way #ufc Rafael dos Anjos RdosAnjosMMA June 26, 2017
Let's go MoTownPhenom !!!! #UFCOKC Gerald Meerschaert The_Real_GM3 June 26, 2017
I have no clue with this fight! #UFCOKC Derek Brunson DerekBrunson June 26, 2017
This fight should be FIREWORKS!!! #UFCOKC #ChiesaLee Aljamain Sterling FunkMaster_UFC June 26, 2017
Good reactive TD by Chiesa but great butterfly guard reversal to get the TD. But now Chiesa has a half-locked triangle #UFCOKC Aljamain Sterling FunkMaster_UFC June 26, 2017
What the tap?! Jon SuperSaiyan Tuck JonCruzTuck June 26, 2017
Yamasaki strikes again. #UFCOKC The Spartan EliasTheodorou June 26, 2017
His tap?? rafael natal rafaelsaponatal June 26, 2017
He didn't tap. Probably was going out, but did not Tap. Chase Sherman ChaseShermanUFC June 26, 2017
WTF did Yamasaki just do?!?! JESUS MAN!! Not saying that choke wasn't on but BRO, LET US FIGHT!! #UFCOKC Aljamain Sterling FunkMaster_UFC June 26, 2017
He didn't call the illegal elbows and he stopped it early bad calls ref #UFCOklahoma Cub Swanson CubSwanson June 26, 2017
Is this fight in NY? I didn't see Mike tap but the ref stopped it? Wtf?? ufc Chris Camozzi ChrisCamozzi June 26, 2017
Damn!! That's horrible!! Cmon ref! Michael Johnson FollowTheMenace June 26, 2017
Why the fuck is he still a ref?!?!?! Vinc Pichel FromHellPichel June 26, 2017
NOOOOOO FUCKING MARRRIO!!! #UFCOklahoma #UFCOKC Angela Hill AngieOverkill June 26, 2017
That Yamasaki decision to stop the fight robbed Lee of the tap and Chiesa of the escape. Bad! Just let it go. It's a choke! #UFCOKC Kenny Florian kennyflorian June 26, 2017
Aw damn... that's a shame. #UFCOklahoma Dan Hardy danhardymma June 26, 2017
Besides that...Kevin Lee looked really good tonight #UFCOklahoma Cub Swanson CubSwanson June 26, 2017
Awful Ian McCall Unclecreepymma June 26, 2017
Was a good stoppage! #UFCOKC Derek Brunson DerekBrunson June 26, 2017
That's some bullshit. He was obviously close to tapping but he didn't. Big fuck Up by the ref. Come on! ufc Chris Camozzi ChrisCamozzi June 26, 2017
Very bad stoppage Rafael dos Anjos RdosAnjosMMA June 26, 2017
Just ran home to see that ! No tap !? That sucks man. Feel for chiesa. Look what Kish got out of earlier in night. Not over. Chris Weidman ChrisWeidmanUFC June 26, 2017
Damn he allowed illegal elbows and then prematurely stopped the fight. Ahhhhhh nooooo it wasn't over Tatiana Suarez TSPMMA115 June 26, 2017
That was a deep choke but you gotta know when to stop a fight and that was a BAD stoppage ufc #UFCOKC Chris Kelades keladesmma June 26, 2017
Nonononono bad Mario bad Chito Vera chitoveraUFC June 26, 2017
It was over. DominickCruz #Detroit baby ! #MarioSavesLives #GoodReff #AnyBlackBeltWillTellYou #DontGetPutInThatPosition Platinum Mike Perry PlatinumPerry June 26, 2017
Could've went a second or 2 longer. But went from defending the choke to limp hands. #UFCOKC Derek Brunson DerekBrunson June 26, 2017
Yo MoTownPhenom I got next!! Let's do the shit!! Don't be scared homie! James Vick JamesVickMMA June 26, 2017
If Chiesa was getting punched Yamasaki would've let that go. #ThugjitsuThoughts Yves Edwards thugjitsumaster June 26, 2017
This our sport ladies and gentlemen, and what we deal w whenever we step into that cage. Mike wudve went out on his shield...LET HIM! Aljamain Sterling FunkMaster_UFC June 26, 2017
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