UFC 149 Post-Fight Interviews: Dana White is disgusted with MMA officiating

First off in a series of UFC 149 post-fight interviews from Fueltv.com, Dana White expressed his disgust with the way UFC 149’s main card played out, especially in terms of the officiating that took place. Controversy due to officiating did surround both Cheick Kongo vs. Shawn Jordan and Tim Boetsch vs. Hector Lombard. White appeared visibly angry, saying:

“The officiating is gonna kill combat sports….I don’t even know what to say.”

We will see if officiating continues to plague MMA and boxing with needless controversy and speculation. In other news, newly minted UFC Interim Bantamweight champion Renan Barao expresses his feeling of the win, obviously ecstatic at the results. Barao said:

“Faber’s a great athlete, I feel as if I could have fought a bit better. None of Faber’s blows really hurt me.”

Tim Boetsch spoke about his win over debuting Hector Lombard at Middleweight, in a bout that many though could have gone either way with the decision. Regardless of that, it was a highly hyped fight that failed to deliver any significant action for the fans expecting a large amount. However Boetsch broke his foot on Lombard’s knee with a kick. Boetsch spoke out:

“I knew it was close. A lot of that was I just wasn’t able to get going as fast as I wanted. I needed takedowns in this fight.”

Boetsch was apparently injured, but the hype surrounding Hector Lombard may have been put to rest, at least for now.

Finally, the only man to gain a finish on the main card was Matt Riddle, who secured an impressive arm-triangle choke victory over Chris Clements in the third round. He was on hand to discuss the win and described the submission:

“I think I’m finally catching my rhythm. I’ve been working with Robert Drysdale in Las Vegas, and he would have been proud of me.”