UFC Vegas 59 certainly got off to a … confusing start.
Kicking off the entire night of action inside the UFC APEX, bantamweight Mayra Bueno Silva and Stephanie Egger both looked to keep their names etched into the win column.
Right out of the gate, both women found themselves tangled up on the canvas near the fence. Snatching up an arm, Bueno Silva locked on a deep armbar, released the submission, and exclaimed her opponent had tapped. A visibly puzzled referee asked Egger whether she had indeed tapped, but Egger was met only with silence. This confusion made the spectators even more confused.
Before going to the review tables cage side, the referee polled all judges and received audible confirmation that one had witnessed Egger tap.
Below is the reaction of their co-fighters to this confusion.
Number 1 bullshit! Was she tapping or did she nah? Like wtf was that?? #UFCVegas59
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) August 7, 2022
Guilty. Guilty.
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) August 7, 2022
She isn’t disputing it! #UFC
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) August 7, 2022
Don’t let go of the submission ! Fight is not over until the referee calls it! #UFCVegas59
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) August 7, 2022
What the hell? #UFCVegas59
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) August 7, 2022
Did he tap? #UFCVegas59
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) August 7, 2022
Wow. Review. This is a first #UFCVegas59
— Julia Avila (@RagingPandaMMA) August 7, 2022
If it’s a half ass tap you must go till the arm breaks #UFCVegas59
— Thiago Moises (@ThiagoMoisesMMA) August 7, 2022
It’s going to be one of those nights.. #UFCVegas59
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) August 7, 2022
The alternative to breaking her arm was to put her on a one-year probation. Mayra did the right thing https://t.co/o9Zhe9f6u8
— Jessy Jess (@missjessyjess) August 7, 2022
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