Chris Curtis’ head coach Eric Nikcik wasn’t a fan of referee Mark Smith and his stoppage at UFC Vegas 101.
Curtis suffered a third-round knockout loss to Roman Kopylov on the principle card. The struggle stopped with one second left after Kopylov landed a head kick that dropped Curtis, however Kopylov walked away with out touchdown a punch. Many thought this was an early stoppage, particularly with one second left.
Eric Nikcik stated he had points with Mark Smith prior to now even earlier than the hiatus. Now, in response to his response to the sport, the coach desires to request that Smith not referee video games for his gamers.
“We’ll discover out every part[from the committee]100%. It is simply too far,” Nick Thicke stated on his Verse Us podcast (by way of MMAMania). “For instance, I do know this man properly, anecdotally, by all my experiences with him, and on a private stage that I’ve seen with different folks and in different fights. I can not assist it, I do know him properly. He is been very shut with different gyms, groups, fighters, coaches, every part. So the strains have blurred. I believe he is an egomaniac. I’ve by no means heard anybody ask a martial arts referee to vote for him.”
Nicksick additionally stated that stopping Curtis from preventing wasn’t the one purpose for his anger. Slightly, he stated, the directions Smith gave within the locker room weren’t learn how to play the sport with stalls and fouls, which pissed off the coach.
