Tim absolutely beat Yoel that night but got jacked.
AdamJWM
I remember watching that fight. I was confused on why the referee isn’t calling a dq. That 40 seconds felt like forever watching Romero get recovered
Rabokki
The way he described it make’s perfect sense, since he knew by the rules he won, he was filled with relief and was no longer mentally prepped to fight
henryc
There were errors on both sides, but Yoel staying on the stool for that long was ridiculous, and absolutely should have been a DQ.
erikbuysbricks
The worst fight in ufc history. Absolute robbery
wiseguysshow
That bothered the hell out of me and I'm not the one who was in there, I can only imagine how much it bothers him.
MrBeetsGaming
To put it in perspective, this would be like if in an NBA game someone shot the ball 30 seconds after the buzzer and they counted it.
matthewbacque
If you can't get back into the ring, 5 seconds after the bell, you're done.
homer
Very fair of him to say screw UFC after that. The rules are the rules and they shouldn’t be bent or compromised by anyone.
silverslider
Should have been disqualified. Theres no excuse for this.
Psyker_Unredactus
Same thing kind of happened to me. I chocked out my opponent at the end of the first round, let go at the bell, he was out. They gave him a minute thirty to come back, I thought the fight was over, first fight, adrenaline dump. He wins by tko. I was celebrating, they even took my picture as the winner. A year later it was ruled a no contest.
jtkristie
This was one of John McCarthys biggest mistakes
BradPurdy-ev
Man anyone that has played any sport knows that MOMENTUM is a real thing!! Once you or your team has built momentum in a match its hard for others to get back in.
lolosaulala
I remember that fight. We all were screaming the fight was over.
smokerman
As a combat athlete, you should not be leaving the cage mentally until your opponent is out cold, or your hand has been raised.
You can never just assume that you won. And you should be ready to fight until you get back to your dressing room.
charlesclark
Yoel always does this too. Seen him fake multiple nut shots just to catch his breath
richter
Tim really did get robbed that day. He was already celebrating after the ref did that ten second countdown and he technically won. He wasn’t in the same mentality at all after that and was pissed off after they told him the fight was continuing. He won that fight. And whoever won the fight was going to get a chance for the belt their next fight too.
frankm.
Mccarthy admitted to telling Yoel to stay on the stool
JustASmallTownGirl
Its wild they left the glove hooking out the story ! 😂 The most important part