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Referee Marc Goddard says he made ‘wrong choice’ in comment made to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235

Marc Goddard has issued a series of statements and explanations regarding his officiating at UFC 235.

The veteran referee took to Twitter on Thursday to respond to some of the criticisms he has received for his work in the co-main event, a UFC welterweight title fight won by Kamaru Usman over Tyron Woodley.

In the tweets, Goddard addressed his controversial statement to Usman in the fourth round after standing up the fight with Usman in top position. Goddard told the then-challenger “It’s a fight.” Goddard wrote on Twitter that he was “wrong” for saying that.