Mike Rodriguez was seemingly just seconds away from his second straight knockout victory when referee Chris Tognoni paused his fight with Ed Herman.
After Herman crumbled to the mat, Tognoni declared a low blow had caused the knockdown. But replays clearly showed Rodriguez blasted him to the body with a knee that came nowhere near the groin.
Unfortunately, the referee wasn’t allowed to change his decision based on a replay, so the fight continued, and Herman staged a miraculous comeback to submit Rodriguez with a kimura in the third round.
Following the event, UFC President Dana White erupted when addressing Tognoni’s controversial decision to call a foul when one never happened, which ultimately cost Rodriguez a win he deserved.