Dan Miragliotta ruled Gegard Mousasi’s knees to Chris Weidman’s head as illegal. In real time at UFC 210 in Buffalo, Miragliotta believed Weidman had both his palms down on the floor, making those strikes prohibited.
As far as Ray Longo is concerned, that’s where the conversation should have ended. Weidman’s longtime striking coach thought Miragliotta was out of bounds for changing the call and ruling the knees legal.
“Stick to your f*cking decision,” Longo said Monday on the Anik Florian Podcast. “I want to know who the hell convinced him to change his mind.