Former UFC fighter turned commentator, Kenny Florian, took to twitter recently to echo the sentiments of, his employer, Dana White in regards to the reffing abilities of Steve Mazzagatti.
Mazzagatti has been a ref for so long yet still doesn't know the sport & now Kizer is defending him. Unfortunate. He should be reprimanded.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 17, 2013
Reality is @danawhite is 100% correct on Mazzagatti. Bad refereeing hurts fighters, fight orgs & can cause irreversible damage to a fighter.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 17, 2013
As a fighter you can train for almost anything that can happen in a cage EXCEPT FOR bad refereeing & bad judging.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 17, 2013
For those who don't know what Mazzagatti fight I'm referring to, it's Burkman/Fitch fight in WSOF. Burkman both won & reffed the fight.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 17, 2013
Anyone on my team knew that if Mazzagatti was going to ref one of my fights, we were to protest immediately & request another ref. #Truth
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 17, 2013
To be positive now, @JohnMcCarthyMMA & @HerbDeanMMA are two exemplary referees in the sport of #mma who consistently do an amazing job.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 17, 2013