Alistair Overeem was ahead on points for four rounds during his fight against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC DC on Saturday. But at the 4:56 mark of round five, referee Dan Miragliotta decided to step in to stop the fight after Overeem was dropped by a right hand.
Many including Overeem himself feel that the stoppage was a little premature. Former referee turned analyst “Big John” partially agrees, but he is willing to give Miragliotta a pass.
“I have no problem with the actual stoppage,” McCarthy told co-host Josh Thomson on the Weighing In podcast (transcript by BJPenn.