UFC VIDEO: Dana White Lashes Out At Ref Stoppage: "One Of The Worst I've Ever Seen"

UFC CEO Dana White reacted to the Jalin Turner-Bobby Green co-main event at UFC Austin.

Zain Bando | Dec 3, 2023

UFC VIDEO: Dana White Lashes Out At Ref Stoppage: "One Of The Worst I've Ever Seen" /

Dana White was present for UFC Austin and witnessed the controversial stoppage of Jalin Turner vs. Bobby Green, the night's co-main event.

A dominant first-round win for Turner, a vicious spree of punches saw Green nearly unconscious and not intelligently defending himself.

According to White, the referee, a veteran in Kerry Hatley, knew he messed up.

"One of the worst [stoppages] I've ever seen," White said.

Unlike previous officiating mistakes, White sympathized with Hatley and hinted at moments that went sour in the past, such as Mario Yamasaki.

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"So, the difference is, you know, we've had some refs say some dumb s*** in the past," White said. "Like, 'I allowed her to be a warrior tonight' and goofy s*** like that. He knows that he made a mistake tonight and he does not feel good about it. He's bummed out about it. s\So, yeah, It's unfortunate. Definitely a bad stoppage."

Turner's victory snapped a two-fight losing skid and gave him his first knockout win since March 2022, where he defeated Jamie Mullarkey.

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Turner improved to 7-4 in the UFC and 14-7 overall as he halted the sudden turnaround of Green, who had won two straight, including a win against former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson.

The bout was one of five KO/TKO finishes on the card, as the event saw the highest-grossing gate in Moody Center history and the biggest U.S. Fight Night event in promotional history.

The schedule continues with two more events, capped off by the end-of-year UFC 296 pay-per-view on Dec. 16.

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Published Dec 3, 2023

ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99