{"id":238650,"date":"2017-05-23T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=238650"},"modified":"2017-05-23T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T20:26:34","slug":"video-biggest-referee-mistakes-in-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-biggest-referee-mistakes-in-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Some of the biggest referee mistakes in MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biggest Ref Mistakes In MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fm5JFX9Xb2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Being a referee in any sport is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-referee-gets-knocked-cold-spinning-backfist\/\">never an easy job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With making extremely close calls as best you can based on your own judgment, it&#8217;s nearly impossible to make the right call every time, which is why <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/joe-rogan-weighs-mousasi-weidman-controversy\/\">instant replay<\/a> is being used in more and more sports these days.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a few exceptional incidents where you just wonder where a referee&#8217;s mind was at as you stood yelling at the television as if the referee could hear you.<\/p>\n<p>In combat sports such as mixed martial arts, a referee is in there to ensure the safety of the fighters and to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/john-mccarthy\/referee-john-mccarthy-says-differing-rules-athletic-commissions-not-fair-fighters\/\">enforce the rules<\/a> to make the sport as safe as possible. Here, we take a look at a few examples where the referees did a less than stellar job in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Any particular referee blunders you recall that stick out in your mind? Share them with us in the comment section!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/23\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a referee in any sport is never an easy job. With making extremely close calls as best you can based on your own judgment, it&#8217;s nearly impossible to make the right call every time, which is why instant replay is being used in more and more sports these days. 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