Trey Ogden (16-6, 1 NC MMA, 1-2, 1 NC UFC), was on the verge of likely choking Nikolas Motta (13-5, 1 NC MMA, 1-2, 1 NC UFC) into unconsciousness at the UFC Apex on Nov. 18, but walked away without a win and half of his paycheck after an error by referee Mike Beltran.
Ogden had an arm triangle sunk deep on Motta, but Beltran thought Motta was asleep and stopped the contest prematurely. The fight was ruled a no contest in a bout where Ogden would have won by submission or on the judges’ scorecards.