Overview

• With roughly three seconds left in Round 1, Miragliotta stepped in as Kyle Nelson battered Matt Frevola, then ordered the fight to continue after saying he thought he heard the horn.
• UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner said on the broadcast that the referee’s action was a mistake and replays did not capture a horn at the time of the intervention.
• Kyle Nelson officially won by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
• Nelson said he believed he had finished the fight at the end of the first round and that the confusion sapped his energy for the remaining two rounds.
• Fighters, media and fans condemned the error, citing Miragliotta’s prior timing issues in Kansas City, and MMA Junkie sought comment from the British Columbia Athletic Commission on potential review.