Matt Mitrione is appealing his loss to Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night “Dillashaw vs. Cruz.”
Mitrione, who suffered a third-round technical knockout loss to Browne after multiple eye pokes, is seeking to have the decision overturned on the grounds that referee Gary Forman failed to officiate the bout properly and also had a conflict of interest as a former promoter in Massachusetts.
MMA journalist Duane Finley reported Mitrione’s decision to file an appeal, which can be viewed in full here.
According to the complaint, Forman’s first mistake occurs at the 4:49 mark of round one, when he called timeout for an eye poke but failed to send Browne to a neutral corner during the break.