Overview

• With roughly three seconds left in Round 1, Dan Miragliotta moved in as if stopping Kyle Nelson vs. Matt Frevola, then the horn sounded and the bout continued after a brief medical check and a neutral-corner reset.
• Kyle Nelson ultimately earned a unanimous decision, leaving the result viewed through the lens of the end-of-round officiating mix-up.
• Miragliotta later explained he believed he heard the horn when he intervened, a claim now central to the debate over end-of-round protocols.
• Matt Frevola wrote that he never thought the fight was stopped and said he was confused when the doctor examined him between rounds.
• Criticism extended to other calls, including no point deduction for Mike Malott’s low blows against Kevin Holland, as figures like Daniel Cormier labeled the night “weird” while Josh Thomson argued outcomes softened backlash, with no commission action reported.