{"id":275617,"date":"2018-05-02T08:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=275617"},"modified":"2018-05-02T08:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:03:43","slug":"mario-yamasaki-admits-he-should-have-stopped-cachoeira-fight-earlier-plans-to-attend-refereeing-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mario-yamasaki\/mario-yamasaki-admits-he-should-have-stopped-cachoeira-fight-earlier-plans-to-attend-refereeing-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Yamasaki admits he should have stopped Cachoeira fight earlier, plans to attend refereeing course"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in February, referee Mario Yamasaki allowed top flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko to bludgeon a grossly outmatched Priscila Cachoeira for far longer than he should have. This egregious officiating blunder sparked outrage from many members of the MMA community<\/a>, including UFC President Dana White<\/a>, who assured he’d do everything he could to assure Yamasaki never refereed again.<\/p>\n

In the wake of this backlash, the referee \u2014 who has received blowback for similar incidents in the past \u2014 defended his work,\u00a0assuring he was just allowing Cachoeira to “be a warrior.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

“In my opinion, I allowed ‘Pedrita’ to be a warrior and keep fighting,” Yamasaki said in his post-fight statement. “I could have stopped the fight in the second crucifix or in the mount, but she moved the whole time. I also recognize that I should have stopped when she tapped the first time to the rear-naked choke. I only stopped a few seconds later. About other people\u2019s opinions, it\u2019s their right to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

More recently, however, Yamasaki has changed his tune. The controversial referee has finally admitted he let the fight go on longer than it should have.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should have stopped it a little earlier, but I didn\u2019t,\u201d Yamasaki told MMAJunkie<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

He’s also planning on attending a refereeing course designed by veteran referee “Big” John McCarthy.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn, for me, is my mentor,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s been with me since I started. He always helped me, so I think that\u2019s always going to help me. It can never hurt to learn more and see more and listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yamasaki also feels that he needs to spend more time involved in the American MMA scene, as he’s recently spent most of his time in Brazil.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was more in Brazil, so I was not up to speed, I guess, on everything that\u2019s happening here,\u201d he said. \u201cI need to involve myself more in the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, Yamasaki is hoping that, with work, he can redeem himself in the eyes of the fans. Even if he feels the backlash he’s received is unwarranted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you count for 19 years I\u2019ve been reffing, how many [fights] were controversial? Four? Five? But people always see mistakes,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing I can do. I just have to focus and try not to make any early calls or late calls. Reprogram. Do my job, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of referee Mario Yamasaki?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/2\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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