UFC referee Mark Smith was seen needing medical assistance after he reffed Ateba Gautier’s fight with Andrey Pulyaev last night. MMA fans are used to seeing fighters leave the Octagon battered and

Referee Daniel Van de Wiele suffered an embarrassing moment as he touched the canvas himself during Jadier Herrera vs Ricardo Nunez. Herrera and Nunez were duelling for the WBC interim lightweight

Being a UFC referee is tough work and often a thankless job. The best try to stay invisible while also keeping the bouts they oversee from descending into lawless chaos. And while NSAC referee Mark Smith hasn’t always pulled that off,

These are the judges and referee who will work the Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett interim title fight at Saturday's UFC 324.

Having been undefeated in his first seven UFC fights, Paddy went down 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46 on the judges' scorecards. After claiming the interim title, Gaethje now moves on to face full lightweight champion, Ilia Topuria, in a unification fight later this year.

Nikita Tszyu no-contest debacle has defended his decision to stop the fight as he revealed explosive details of a pre-fight meeting involving the Zerafa camp.

Paddy Pimblett, on the other hand, has a UFC win that was heavily criticized due to the judging of his matchup at UFC 282 in Las Vegas. Pimblett admitted that he was lucky to beat Jared Gordon in 2022 after winning a unanimous decision.