A bit of controversy from this past weekend’s UFC Vegas 41 headliner between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. Referee Jason Herzog took a point from Costa for an eye poke, which Daniel Cormier thinks could’ve been done out of emotion.
“Big John” McCarthy spoke about the incident during a recent episode of his Weighing In podcast with Josh Thomson. The former longtime referee explained how Costa could’ve possibly used the break in the action to get a little breather, and that’s what urged Herzog to take action.
“(Costa) does it at a time when he’s getting tired, and he needs a rest.