Russian heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich and ref Dan Miragliotta both heard it from fans in Dallas, Texas at UFC 277 after a seemingly quick stoppage gave ...
Lewis went to his knees, but immediately got back up, only to be greeted by ref Dan Miragliotta, who had waved the fight off. Fans still drowned out Pavlovich with boos during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. A right, then a left behind the ear, rocked Lewis. Pavlovich chased, and landed a few more right hands.
Pavlovich made short work of Lewis in a TKO win that was heavily criticized by the Dallas crowd.
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Derrick Lewis didn't agree with the way his UFC 277 bout vs. Sergei Pavlovich ended – and let Dan Miragliotta know it.
Blood Diamond via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Rafa Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) He got the stoppage from referee Dan Miragliotta at the 0:55 mark, much to the dismay of Lewis and his home-state fans.
Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich scored a first-round finish over Derrick Lewis on the UFC 277 main card on Saturday, but many felt the fight was stopped early.
“I like the ref, but I wouldn’t debate that that was an early stoppage. It was definitely an early stoppage. “I think it was too soon, but to be fair, Miragliotta is a great ref,” White said.
The fight was called in less than a minute, which left Derrick Lewis furious.
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Sergei Pavlovich picked up the biggest win of his career with a first-round finish over Derrick Lewis, although there were complaints that the referee ...
- UFC 277 Artist Series Event T-Shirt I’m very happy with my performance.” A right hand from Pavlovich tagged Lewis early and the former title contender was immediately in trouble as he tried to recover.
Tonight's UFC 277 main card featured a highly anticipated heavyweight fight between Sergei Pavlovich and hometown favorite Derrick Lewis.
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM)July 31, 2022 Tonight’s heavyweight clash did not make it out of the first round. Lewis was coming off a knockout loss to Tai Tuivasa in his most previous effort this past February.
Sergei Pavlovich believes his stoppage win over Derrick Lewis was correct, while Dana White calls it 'definitely' premature.
“I think it was too soon, but to be fair, Miragliotta’s a great ref,” White said. “I like the ref, but I wouldn’t debate that that was an early stoppage,” White said. “The ref is a pro, and I think he did his job,” Pavlovich told reporters via translator at his post-fight scrum.
Sergei Pavlovich has no problem with the referee stoppage in his TKO win over Derrick Lewis at UFC 277.
“After the London fight, I pretty much didn’t have any rest,” Pavlovich said. “I don’t have any questions about the stoppage. Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) defeated Lewis on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 277, wobbling him early and then swarming him with punches as Lewis stumbled down to the canvas.