{"id":262143,"date":"2017-10-22T11:33:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=262143"},"modified":"2017-10-22T11:33:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:33:42","slug":"referee-marc-goddard-explains-told-conor-mcgregor-leave-cage-side-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/referee-marc-goddard-explains-told-conor-mcgregor-leave-cage-side-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Referee Marc Goddard explains why he told Conor McGregor to leave the cage side area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Referee Marc Goddard told Conor McGregor to leave the cage side area during yesterday&#8217;s Andre Fili vs. Artem Lobov fight at UFC Gdansk.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred during the fights second-round while Andre Fili was in top position on McGregor&#8217;s friend and teammate Artem Lobov. <\/p>\n<p>Goddard decided to pause the action and instructed the current UFC lightweight champion to leave the cage side area.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe reason I interjected is because Artem gets a fourth cornerman cage side giving instruction,\u201d<\/em> Goddard told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2017\/10\/22\/16516774\/referee-marc-goddard-explains-why-he-told-conor-mcgregor-to-move-from-cage-side-at-ufc-gdansk\">MMA Fighting<\/a>.<em> \u201cThat\u2019s not allowed. Imagine had Conor talked him through a fight-ending sequence. Then what?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>McGregor, who was not a licensed corner man for the fight, was walking around shouting instructions to &#8220;The Russian Hammer&#8221; from outside the octagon.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cConor was basically acting like a fourth cornerman,\u201d Goddard stated. \u201cWalking around the cage side wherever and whenever he wanted. When Fili took down Artem, Conor was right there. That\u2019s simply not fair and not allowed. I won\u2019t have it. He can\u2019t do as he pleases.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Goddard continued:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf Conor had stood up, stayed at his seat, then he could have shouted till his hearts content,\u201d Goddard said. \u201cThat\u2019s what he\u2019s supposed to do. But what he simply cannot do, what he is not allowed to do, is approach the cage at any point and as I say act as the fourth corner. That\u2019s unfair and unjust. Anyone who knows me will tell you I\u2019ve done this forever, in any country in any situation. My integrity is not wavered and neither is the rules. We can\u2019t allow that. I simply had to act.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/artem-lobov\/artem-lobov-andre-fili-ufc-gdansk-conor-mcgregor\/\">Artem Lobov would go on to suffer a unanimous decision loss to Andre Fili<\/a> at yesterday&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly following the setback, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/artem-lobov\/artem-lobov-hints-retirement-following-loss-ufc-gdansk\/\">Lobov issued a statement on social media where he hinted at a possible retirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of Marc Goddard&#8217;s decision to remove Conor McGregor from the cage side area at UFC Gdansk? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Referee Marc Goddard told Conor McGregor to leave the cage side area during yesterday&#8217;s Andre Fili vs. Artem Lobov fight at UFC Gdansk. The incident occurred during the fights second-round while Andre Fili was in top position on McGregor&#8217;s friend and teammate Artem Lobov. 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