Alistair Overeem had certain victory snatched from him Saturday night in Washington D.C. by both his impressive opponent Jairzinho Rozenstruik and referee Dan Miragliotta in the final seconds of their UFC main event. The record books will show Rozenstruik finished Overeem with just four seconds left in the fifth and final round of their bout, and indeed he fought with devastating effectiveness near the close.
Still, what very well could have been an ending without controversy was complicated by confusion the result of indecisive and contradictory officiating from Miragliotta in the chaotic and violent last seconds of the contest.