Alex Poatan gets angry with referee's explanation after UFC White House controversy: 'It's a joke'

Poatan focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube/UFC

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Alex Poatán did not accept the explanations Herb Dean's comment on the controversy of UFC White House, held last Sunday (14). The Brazilian ended up being knocked out by Cyryl Gane In the co-main event, after blows he deemed illegal, the referee decided to defend himself following the incident's repercussions, further angering the former champion.

In a video published on the Renato MoicanoPoatan reacted to Herb Dean's statements and criticized the referee's justification. The Brazilian stated that the explanation makes no sense and compared the situation to an unrealistic attempt to precisely define an area where strikes would be prohibited, highlighting the difficulty of controlling the situation in a dynamic environment like a fight.

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“It doesn’t make sense. That video is a joke, man. You’re there, it’s a fight, it’s not a precise thing. Like, the guy puts a coin there and says, ‘You can’t hit here,’ it’s impossible. There’s an area around it that you put a limit on, then it’s going to be harder to get to that area, but how is the person going to hit from that side? It’s going to be more difficult,” he said. Alex Poatán.

Poatan acknowledges Ciryl Gane's merits, but criticizes the Frenchman's stance.

Subsequently, Poatan acknowledged Gane's merit, but reiterated his dissatisfaction with the conduct of the fight. According to the former champion, when he was gripping his opponent's leg, the Frenchman should have sought another alternative if he didn't have legal space to attack. Instead, in the Brazilian's view, the 'good boy' chose to strike the back of his neck to prevent any reaction, shifting the responsibility to the referee, who should have intervened in the situation.

“In my opinion, it was as I said, I felt the jab, all credit to my opponent. But here's the thing, in MMA there are takedown defenses, there's everything. So I was there grabbing his leg… if he didn't have the opportunity to strike, he should have reversed the situation and gotten on top, but he started striking there to prevent me from getting up and passed it on to the referee, and now the referee has to take responsibility for that, because that's what the referee is there for,” concluded the former champion.