The result of the light heavyweight bout between Darren Stewart and Francimar Barroso at UFC Fight Night Sao 100 in Sao Paulo this past Saturday has been overturned to a no contest by the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA).
Stewart initially won the contest via technical knockout 1:34 into the opening frame, but Barroso filed a complaint, claiming that his opponent landed an illegal headbutt while attempting a takedown. Referee Eduardo Herdy did not notice the foul at the time, so the bout continued until the fight-ending sequence.
"The referee would have acted differently and asked for time out if he had seen the incident from a better position/angle in the cage, even if not entirely sure of what caused it, since it was being signaled to him by the fighter,” CABMMA Chief Operating Officer Cristiano Sampaio stated.