{"id":455229,"date":"2022-08-08T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=455229"},"modified":"2022-08-08T11:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:55:00","slug":"aljamain-sterling-questions-the-patronizing-smirk-that-referee-dan-miragliotta-carries-in-the-octagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/aljamain-sterling-questions-the-patronizing-smirk-that-referee-dan-miragliotta-carries-in-the-octagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling questions the \u201cpatronizing\u201d smirk that referee Dan Miragliotta carries in the Octagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aljamain Sterling is questioning the &#8216;patronizing&#8217; smirk that referee Dan Miragliotta carries in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Miragliotta, 58, is perhaps one of the most known referees in MMA history. Miragliotta began his career as a referee in 2007 and has a reputation of being one of the most reputable officials in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Aljamain Sterling however is apparently not a fan of Miragliotta, even though has has never actually reffed one of the UFC bantamweight champion&#8217;s fights.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his YouTube channel, Sterling had this to say about Miragliotta (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/08\/aljamain-sterling-dan-miragliotta-smirking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANews<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you look at (Miragliotta), when he\u2019s refereeing he\u2019s always got this, like, smirk that kind of seems, like, I don\u2019t want to say condescending, but it\u2019s almost, like, patronizing. I don\u2019t know, I don\u2019t know. I just feel like that smirk\u2026 I just don\u2019t like he always has on this\u2026 Like, he\u2019ll stop the fight and he\u2019s kind of like \u2018Yeah, buddy you got f**ked up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-442930\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aljamain-Sterling-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aljamain Sterling\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aljamain-Sterling-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aljamain-Sterling-1-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA) can boast 7 wins in a row, his latest victory against <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/petr-yan\/\">Petr Yan<\/a> (16-3 MMA) in April of this year at UFC 273.<\/p>\n<p>The 33 year old &#8216;Funk Master&#8217; is preparing for his upcoming fight against T.J. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA) on Saturday, October 22nd, at UFC 280 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Dillashaw has won 5 of his last 6 fights, the most recent win was against Cory Sandhagen (14-4 MMA) in July of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Have you taken notice of the &#8216;smirk&#8217; that Miragliotta has when referring a fight? Do you agree with Aljamain Sterling that he comes across as &#8216;patronizing&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aljamain Sterling is questioning the &#8216;patronizing&#8217; smirk that referee Dan Miragliotta carries in the Octagon. Dan Miragliotta, 58, is perhaps one of the most known referees in MMA history. Miragliotta began his career as a referee in 2007 and has a reputation of being one of the most reputable officials in the sport. 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