Ihor Potieria agreed to battle Michel Pereira on brief discover.
Pereira returned the favor and submitted Potieria on brief discover after touchdown a “cool somersault” throughout their UFC 301 contest earlier this month in Brazil, which led to a fight-ending submission at 0:54 of the opening body.
Sadly, the knee to Potieria’s dome was unlawful.
“All I bear in mind is the forbidden flying knee to my head once I was mendacity on my again, after which I don’t even bear in mind how I bought up, most likely an intuition of self-preservation,” Potieria wrote on Instagram. “Three well-known athletic commissions in America stated it was a disqualification, however the battle was in Brazil, so we’ll see what the Rio de Janeiro athletic fee says about it, as a result of at first in addition they needed to make a disqualification.”
We could have to put that “Bullet” bout on maintain in the meanwhile.
“I settle for every little thing that’s supplied to me and I would like every little thing to be truthful,” Potieria continued. “In fact, everybody solely sees a cool somersault, however as soon as once more the principles are damaged towards me throughout a battle and I don’t need this to go unpunished once more. So I’m ready for information. At some point we are going to meet once more and the results of our battle can be fully totally different. Simply give me time to totally put together!”
The Brazilian MMA Athletic Fee (CABMMA) confirmed to MMA Combating that it’s at the moment evaluating the enchantment and is predicted to rule within the coming days.
