The leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, reacted to a controversial refereeing decision in the title fight between Magomed Ankalaev and Yan Blakhovitch, which left the Russian light heavyweight without a UFC championship belt.
“Dana White, what happened to you? You were a normal, principled man, and today you took the championship belt out of the ring without handing it to the clear winner, ”the head of Chechnya wrote in his telegram channel, addressing the UFC president. “Or has politics entered the UFC ring and requires you to referee dirty? It’s a sport, Dana. Be honest!”
“Take an example from Mairbek Khasiev (ACA league), who stops any refereeing in the league, any bias, demanding objectivity and not mixing sports with politics. Hey, Dana White, where are you going?”
“Save the face of the league, your own face. Admit your mistake, give the belt to the real winner, and apologize for this performance. Save your league’s reputation.”
The fight for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship between Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz headlined UFC 282 in Las Vegas went the full distance and ended in a split decision draw.
After the event, the UFC President announced that Glover Teixeira and Jamal Hill will play the remaining vacant title, who will headline UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro on January 21.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30245-ramzan-kadyrov-potreboval-izvinenij-u-prezidenta-ufc.html?rand=19907
