The 10 Worst Calls Made By Great MMA Referees

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[@RandoChrisYT]

If Dana was as insane as Vince McMahon, we'd be seeing Dan Hardy vs. Herb Dean in a grudge match on fight island

[@geordiehousemafia]

Believe me if he could get it sanctioned he would.

[@305miadadecounty9]

That would be hilarious. Dean was an mma fighter before he started reffing for ufc.

[@FatherDak]

Itd be a hell in a cell match

[@Mattwest1985]

Captain Leech Dana white will never retire 😂

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@305miadadecounty9 so was Dean you glue huffer

[@amaan.a]

Keith Peterson not calling a doctors stoppage, leaving Chael to selflessly call it himself in order to save Jon Jones’ long-term health.

[@MrLuka-ys4wy]

True words

[@ye6948]

Chael is such a good person

[@AA-tl8im]

What a guy

[@tttttt8461]

hell of a guy

[@isaacstevens-lee6223]

Undefeated undisputed

[@amaan.a]

Yves Lavigne accidentally thinking Chael had tapped out, when in actual fact he was just gesturing to inform the ref that Anderson Silva had given up.

[@TheStingyRay]

@broootal warp If you use that word, 100% chance you are one

[@Heatwave9000]

@broootal warp undefeated, undisputed.

[@chadbarrett8295]

The ref there was actually Josh Rosenthal

[@69NakedEye]

Where’s the greatest referee ever? Steve ‘2 men enter, 1 man leaves, and that 1 man is me’ Mazagatti

[@rayhanakram9912]

Steve doesn't have shit on Mario.

[@laxpaint]

😂

[@Rando1975]

@Ocasio-Cortez4prez2022 I thought he may have reffed in Pride, but I could be wrong.

[@CaptHowdy-ym8px]

In that case Tina Turner is the best ref. either someone’s the winner or both die lol

[@Mewse1203]

Mazagatti was never a good ref so that's wh6 he's not on a "Good refs, bad calls" vid

[@DiggyDougSauce94]

"If you approach a referee or official, I will fire you on the spot" *laughs in McGregor*

[@shrekfanboy5446]

everything Dana says outside of his instagram battles should be discarded

[@elgolon499]

Conor did that in bellator not the ufc unless im wrong lol still really hilarious comment

[@TheChosenMoose01]

Pretty stupid thing to say imo.

[@stealthyshadow567]

The double champ does what the fuck he wants

[@J_liiio]

One thing I HATE about mma is the fact that when you try to appeal a loss, 99% of the time it won’t happen. Ofc most appeals are dumb but in the Marco Lopez and Erick Silva case, it shoulda been reversed

[@elizabethgeorge168]

Yep, these commissions have way too much power. It's like Tommy said, "Who watches the watchmen?"

[@jeradanderson42]

Or like how mark hunt fought a roided up lesnar and still lost a lawsuit

[@Hawkeye83627]

The Holm/GDR bout STILL has my blood boiling

[@J_liiio]

YO CRZY MOMMA yeah there’s a couple more that should’ve happened

[@osareafallire]

Is there actually 1% of the time that appeals do anything?

[@robertstackr4799]

"Mario would go on to terrorize the promotion until 2018" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheGrinch849]

That cracked me up too 😂😂

[@madgavin7568]

It seemed after the 00's Mario became sick of reffing and instead wanted to see more blood.

[@IftiAlam1999]

A video on "Bad referees surprisingly making good calls" please. Hahah

[@sonnyfox60]

Steve mazzagatti, Jonny Hendricks vs Jon Fitch

[@felixnolasco2683]

Dan Miragliotta; Kongo vs Berry.

[@Sipaannn]

@@felixnolasco2683 Dan isn't a bad ref mate

[@mr.roboto209]

That would be hard to do

[@felixnolasco2683]

Fan of Valentina shevchenko He’s very inconsistent and botches a lot of stoppages.

[@randbrannigan2590]

Dominick Cruz has entered the server.

[@MrLuka-ys4wy]

sEaN oNe fRaGuLi wOuLd bEat cHiTo iN a rEmAtCh.

[@coolunusual]

Crux has been so salty about that stoppage he's even making comment on other fights about it lol

[@aidensarrazin8001]

The ref smelled like booze and cigarettes

[@randbrannigan2590]

@@aidensarrazin8001 its probably my favorite mma quote.

[@SangoGamingChannel]

i smell alcohol & cigarettes, whats goin on?

[@procow2274]

Ironically outside of this one incidents herzog has potentially the least amount of screw ups of any major ref. He might actually be the best ref.

[@Uvenkai]

He is the best indeed, especially now that Big John is not around anymore

[@branlopgar]

That's probably why he got #1 spot. The best ref around screwing up that badly... Yeah. An early stoppage (like Ankalaev vs Cutelaba, I known it wasn't Herzog here, it's just an example) is bad, but you can always run it back to clear the controversy. A late stoppage is where things actually get ugly. And I honestly expected the Yan vs Aldo fight to also be here. That lack of action from the ref made Aldo take lots of unnecessary damage.

[@rickestrick1445]

Well the corner could've threw in the tower after 2 10/8 rounds not the refs fault smith was still in fighting mode he was alert and had his wits about.

[@stew_stervich]

Yeah herzog the best....my girlfriend who says hates every ref for not stopping the fight quick enough loves herzog for his stops

[@paulmcnay217]

Yeah either Herzog and or Chris Tagnolio is pretty solid as well

[@ngreene8464]

Mario “if his heart still beats, he ain’t beat” Yamasaki

[@brent4978]

12:48 Someone really needs to tell my guy how to throw a spinning heel kick, he's been asking after every video

[@korie4198]

Take taekwondo.

[@chadbarrett8295]

@@korie4198 he's asking how to throw it in UFC 4

[@reitop_d6648]

Steve Mazagatti said he was available for an interview about this video, right after he was certain that Fitch was unconscious. He's still checking so be patient guys

[@champ1159]

Best comment sir!!!!!!!!

[@davidfulcher1719]

Well done...well done...this day was crap and then I read your comment....I have the will to live again.

[@Rando1975]

I was going to say that if he was on this list of great referees, MMA on point has lost all credibility. And he wasn't on the list, so great video guys!

[@MmaWorld22]

Dan"Stop the fight"Hardy

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Bradley E exactly, wasn’t even an early stoppage, he was just emotionally attached since it was his boy that got knocked down

[@chadbarrett8295]

@@grimaffiliations3671 it was a horribly late stoppage

[@grimaffiliations3671]

@@chadbarrett8295 nah, dude had his head off the canvas, his knee up and his arm out stretched. He seemed conscious and appeared to still be protecting himself

[@chadbarrett8295]

@@grimaffiliations3671 he didn't move even a single muscle for 3 seconds, even when Francisco moved in for the last punch, he was gone.

[@grimaffiliations3671]

@@chadbarrett8295 his arm started off by his side when he fell, he then raised it towards his opponent after he fell. This shows you not only that he was conscious but that he knew where his opponent was

[@illholdthemoff]

the herzog stoppage wasn't bad on his part, it was bad on the part of smith's corner

[@MrDeeLi]

Geeze. Chill out. A corner stops a fight because it respects the fighter and his willingness not to quit. There are just situations where a fighter has to be saved and actually not many fighters are arguing with that...

[@liamsanchezgoestovegas]

Anthony kept fighting! It was hard to watch, but he on one hip, shrimping out, and trying to get out from under Glover the whole time. When fighters are beaten they roll over in the fetal position and cover up. Anthony was following his directions. Idk. It was a fucked up situation. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@illholdthemoff]

@Peace and Love Lmao I'm just saying, whether or not the fight should have been stopped when it was shouldn't be blamed on the ref, he did a great job. If anyone was supposed to stop the fight for smith it was his corner but if he wants to take years off his life not fighting smart then that's on him

[@jonahi1304]

i'm glad i'm not the only one who thought this. He was defending himself, every time it was getting to the point to stop it Smith sensed it and fought hard. Fighter safety is kinda an oxymoron, no matter what your job is essentially to make sure someone is safe enough to beat the hell outta the other guy. This is why we have rules where you don't stop a fight 'cause they have too many bruises, too much pain is something a corner should cared about; How much pain will my fighter face after this fight and will he be able to fight again. Refs are only about the present fight and unfortunately Smith is the toughest bastard in the ring right now.

[@ianstephenson9721]

Same with Calvin Kattar vs. Max Holloway. It baffled me how people were mad at Herb for not stopping that.

[@yacineboudella4898]

Seriously I can see Ben Afleck doing a bio movie about Big John

[@jeremyapplegate4868]

Or perhaps a Mario Yamasaki biopic featuring Rob Schneider.

[@ehhitsacid5326]

Before I watch, herbs call on the askren fight was totally understandable, have a good one 😊

[@ehhitsacid5326]

Jim Thompson 🖱

[@uneedamuracle]

100% He explained it really well on Joe Rogan... Early? Probably. Understandable? Definitely.

[@ehhitsacid5326]

BanDANa Dan 🤘

[@symmelo4510]

it was early, but i’d much rather it be early than too late and lawlor was going nowhere fast while his neck was jammed in askrens arm

[@1gbuzzin]

Jason Herzog is the underrated best ref in the UFC right now

[@jaronhaynes3763]

Yep. Also notice how he responded to his mistake and compare that to Herb’s response to his mistake in Trinaldo vs Herbert

[@tomog1]

preach, was about to say the same thing my guy

[@ElimRem]

Nope, Mark Smith is. He's never controversial, so people don't talk about him.

[@charlescarden3406]

Hold it down for our man Mark Smith!

[@alexandervelezvasquez9521]

I think Mark Smith is more underrated

[@juanstepbehind]

This dude has the greatest voice

[@ericbarkewitz7586]

Morgan Freeman wouldn't agree

[@eimhinlynch1517]

Sam elliot wants to know your location

[@JMora-cq6if]

Glad you mentioned what you did about Yamasaki, he was actually pretty solid before he got to the UFC. You know refs feel the same performance pressure fighters feel to a certain degree. Like a cop settling a dispute or something like that...

[@flashknockdown]

"Stop the Fight"!

[@MFRStudios999]

"It's a fight... Now stand back up and stomp that man's feet like a champion." - Marc Goddard

[@noah22h]

“10 Backhanded complements” Lmao just playing, love the videos though keep em rolling they get me through work day and I know so many fighters that I probably wouldn’t have if not for y’all conten!

[@isaacallen2257]

Tommy Toe hold is the captain now. Running all the videos 👏🏻

[@floridamann1109]

Good. Jason is a *beta simp*

[@dannykunnasseril421]

Best KZbin mma page!! Amazing content

[@attractedtothemetallikemag9385]

Did somebody say.. Just Eat.

[@Big_Panda_]

Can we get a Top 10 Yamasaky mistakes

[@MrGiovanniPollio]

If there is Mazzagatti I am reporting the video to fact checking

[@Dave-zh2ow]

Top 10 Houses sold by Al Quinta

[@tonycordero6105]

“This DMT is amazing”, Jon Anik, probably.

[@zendayabreeze4547]

U stole this from mype sports

[@tonycordero6105]

Zendaya Breeze you steal words from the generation before you by your logic.

[@zendayabreeze4547]

Tony Cordero what? Ahaha

[@Toreju7240]

Now these are creative video ideas! Like 3 in a row all hits good work boyz

[@01234cinco]

Marc Goddard looks like he’s Poirier’s older brother

[@elgolon499]

How come I've never noticed that

[@Quothmorgan]

I'm late af here but maybe that's why Conor doesn't like him

[@gumball5024]

“How do I throw a spinning heel kick”

[@georgewright3949]

-Chris Weidman 2015

[@Mmastrikes205]

@@georgewright3949 poor weedman.

[@JPWoodward14]

Loved the gaming footage at the end !

[@L_E_L_0_U_P]

What's funny was there's a video directly under this one about good herbs 😂

[@michelmurr1949]

9:42 killed me man killed me😂😂😂 i stoped and smashed the like button

[@Amadeus-ni3et]

20 seconds after Goddard stood them up they both started swinging. Hate to see Tommy toe hold just disregard that

[@dudeman3973]

But... that's exactly the point. Goddard shouldn't have stood them up in the first place. On the feet, every fighter has a punching chance. Imagine if Woodley threw a lucky strike and knocked Usman cold. That would have been a result of the unwarranted stand up. It happens a lot ya know.

[@austinpeake1331]

Great video Tommy. Love watching this channel, love how many narrators there are. I love the information and how efficient we receive it. You do have my favorite narrating style though. Keep posting sick videos forever guys! Amazing channel

[@felixnolasco2683]

Everybody has a bad day on the job if you do it long enough.

[@Blomrutger]

Love that you included the chuck and Steve-0 clip. Knowing how much of a ufc fan steve-0 is. Very nice

[@zacharyjaworsky]

Give more respect to Mark Smith and Jason Herzog, two great refs not recognized by most fans.

[@chrisjuu18]

Agreed. They're both AMAZING refs.

[@agentorange1156]

I love that Mario spreads love with that little girl hand thing he does, then proceed to let people die in the proceeding fight.

[@Cluck11]

I swear if the Askren v Lawler stoppage is on here...

[@buckfuttler2877]

anyone who thinks that was a bad stop are idiots. period.

[@buckfuttler2877]

@ItHz2p yep its mma 101 to not let your arm drop like a rock while in a choke hold of any kind.

[@faceman7966]

Amazing Timberland reference you’re dope for that

[@raulwolthersryff]

I love watching your vídeos high af much love from brazil ✌️

[@therottingrat7204]

Memes are improving every video lol

[@localfatty6376]

Really good video idea

[@Yup712]

I remember watching UFC 142 live with some friends at my house and everyone being furious about that decision!

[@SwaaggyA]

Just in time for my break😎

[@adama5316]

You The Man Tommy

[@wes114ww]

Love the tile of this vid. instead trashing the refs he still praises the by calling them great. Great use of your platform. Entertaining video and no negative narratives being made.

[@zoidymte3410]

When i saw the title all I heard was "STOP THE FIGHT !" lol

[@joshheenan3931]

"So and so is a great referee, until this night."

[@scarlet__eye9489]

I'm so happy to see Mario being called out as a good referee - because he is. He made a few bad calls and got such a bad wrath, undeserved. The fact that he's now lumped in with Mazaggati really saddens me

[@Domitianvs]

He WAS a good ref, but in later years it was just bad call after bad call after bad call. As bad as Mazagatti? Maybe not. But he has made an unreasonable amount of bad calls to be called good anymore.

[@scarlet__eye9489]

@@Domitianvs yeah, fair points. The Shevchenko fight in particular was pretty extreme

[@nickferrell8705]

That plug for the twitch stream was like 45 seconds of nothing too long. Made me check to see if I hadn't somehow gone to some weird compilation video.

[@Dale307]

Mac, I've seen it in a couple vids now. Is that an old school Albuquerque Dukes cap you're wearing in some of these clips?

[@thegovernmentshill]

I’ve been waiting for No Nonsense Keith

[@adidasjabulani8359]

Still waiting for the UFC 252 Postmortem video

[@notbrandon2888]

That short Steve-o clip though😂

[@MJ-vj6zp]

These dudes always been cool with me

[@krazymoop2]

You could make a sequel to this video because of how often this happens

[@ryanrochon8891]

honestly that situation where tito got tapped after big john messed up is more hilarious than frustrating.

[@MrJcock12]

Herb Dean as best in the business? He’s been the new Mario for the past few years.... he’s waiting for people to die now

[@jonvia]

"Eat your heart out Dan Hardy" had me dying HAAAAAAA

[@georgetsokas3432]

The title makes it seem like they actually hate the refs and are being sarcastic😂

[@fuzz7981]

For me it was John McCarthy's stoppage in the Bobby Green vs James Krause fight some years back. John at his most arrogant.

[@MrJoJoCole]

Thank you

[@ChanceOnYouTube]

MMA On Point doesnt make bad vids... Only insanely good ones

[@ericdouglas7933]

You should do a top ten funnyest coaches challenge

[@Joeybana99]

Wasn’t the warning from Dana at 9:03 about Al Darmaki attacking Marc Goddard and about that incident rather than Dan?

[@anidiotplayslivestream5206]

Well, I *was* gonna make the argument that #1 had more to do with the corner than the ref, but if Herzog himself takes the blame, I guess I'll let him have it. In my mind though, I think #2 is a more appropriate capstone for this.

[@KillerWhaleFanatic]

Would be nice to see a good calls by great referees so you can understand mma on a more in depth level as i feel that good calls aren't always obvious. Great video though!

[@leebo130]

You can't argue with Colby with the "Marc Not So Goodard" comments lmao

[@JayVee53]

STOP THE FIGHT 😭🤣

[@MikkoRiskila]

This was first video from MMA On Point that I missed those real time clips. :S

[@paulchristiana3079]

What about UFC 61 Shamrock vs Ortiz 2 Herb Dean early stoppage? It was such an early stoppage we had to watch Shamrock vs Ortiz 3!

[@mokeepingitreal188]

you forgot the recent fight when that guy played Passom and no sense Ref. jumped in

[@GoonerEagleEye1]

I just want the intro music to play throughout the video one time. Its the perfect background beat. I hate the idea there is a intro music to the background music!!! lol

[@jouvertlmao]

This has to be fate that this is the first vid I see after Cannonier vs Imavov lmfao

[@crazzywasp]

Jason Herzog - while he wasn't to blame imo, took it upon himself like a man... big respect!

[@ElimRem]

Now I want to see great calls by the worst refs.

[@MMAMG1]

I am learning to be a ref, hope to one day help keep the sport safe. Wish me luck homies.

[@Not2Be0utDone]

I haven’t finished watching the entire video but there’s gotta be a Cecil Peoples’ entry here

[@procow2274]

I'm feeling deja vu

[@TheSlackerNamedJack]

All this shows is that every one can have a bad day.

[@gh0rochi363]

Joe needs to call out refs with the instant replay way more often

[@rossmcewan7098]

Didnt know Liddell choked Steve-O out... had to check it out before finishing the video 😂 fucking mint

[@sohell1992]

I'm stunned Big John's blunder in that Bustamante fight wasn't included.

[@bestarossa8065]

Nice intro 😁😁😁

[@freeway9437]

He wanted Ken to go to sleep

[@calska140]

Dan be tripping. But he wasn't the only one on the commentary team thinking it needed to stop

[@slibbs2869]

I honestly still wonder whether Lawler was still out in that Askren choke. His arm dropped like he was completely out!

[@xijiun526]

Remember Herb Dean when Khabib was fighting McGregor? Herb did nothing against McGregor's cheating...

[@retter2critical]

How is the first one with Shamrock a bad call? He got it right in the end.

[@Rando1975]

Because he missed the tap. He was going to tell them to keep fighting till Royce got Ken to admit he tapped.

[@NitrogenEyes]

Can we get an updated version after 300?

[@Wisdom.Phoenix]

Should be renamed "when referee bets their money against an opponent"

[@masonoutsider9236]

They took my shoes.

[@willhatfield493]

I was waiting on that Marc munuz fight to come up, god that ones hard to watch.

[@PeterGriffingigity]

Next video: Bad ref Good call... *Insert Mario Yamasaki here*

[@kenjilaw4223]

Forgot one by Herb Dean! Luke Rockhold vs Chris Weidman, the whole minute of nonstop undefended elbows was a sight to behold!