The welterweight clash between Claudio Henrique da Silva and Danny Roberts at UFC London ended in controversy when referee Kevin Sataki halted the contest 2:37 into the third stanza, claiming he heard a verbal submission from “Hot Chocolate.”
Da Silva secured a tight armbar in the third frame, but Roberts appeared on the verge of escaping after slamming his foe to the canvas. Unfortunately for Roberts, Sataki had a different perspective.
“The ref stopped it at a time when I escaped,” Roberts said in his post-fight interview. “I’m just gutted. I’m disappointed…So when the ref stopped that I was already out of that armbar.