{"id":421293,"date":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421293\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","slug":"video-oblivious-dumb-mma-referee-ignores-brutal-slam-knockout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421293\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Oblivious dumb MMA referee ignores brutal slam knockout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">You have one job \u2014 protect the fighter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Texas-based regional MMA promotion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/1\/5\/24023071\/watch-out-lfa-fury-fc-is-coming-for-top-spot-as-best-u-s-regional-mma-promotion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fury Fighting Championship (Fury FC)<\/a> returned for its first event of 2026 yesterday (Sun., Jan. 18, 2026), and while the card delivered plenty of highlight-reel knockouts, one fight stole the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/383689\/ufc-contender-series-results-live-coverage-and-full-fight-highlights-season-9-ep-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Contender Series Season 9<\/a> veteran Brandon Holmes returned to action following his failed bid for a UFC contract, taking on undefeated prospect Preston LaGrange. After roughly three minutes of grappling \u2014 with Holmes working inside LaGrange\u2019s guard \u2014 LaGrange suddenly locked up a tight triangle choke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Holmes responded by channeling his inner Quinton \u201cRampage\u201d Jackson (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/381465\/highlights-blue-chip-prospect-elijah-smith-channels-rampage-jackson-with-horrific-slam-ko-ufc-vegas-109\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">or Elijah Smith<\/a>) hoisting LaGrange into the air and slamming him hard onto the canvas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The slam didn\u2019t put LaGrange out cold in dramatic fashion, but he was clearly unconscious. Shockingly, referee Danielle Guevara failed to intervene, allowing Holmes to land approximately nine unanswered ground-and-pound strikes on a fighter who was no longer intelligently defending himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fury FC\u2019s broadcast team was stunned. UFC fighter Alex Moreno could be heard on commentary shouting, \u201cKnockout from a triangle slam! C\u2019mon ref! C\u2019mon ref! What are you doing? The slam knocked him out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watch the bizarre sequence (and delayed stoppage) below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Unfortunately, this isn\u2019t the first time a Texas referee working a Fury FC event has been at the center of controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Despite the alarming officiating, Holmes officially got back into the win column following his loss to Cam Rowston on last year\u2019s Contender Series. He now hopes to compete once or twice more in 2026 in hopes of earning another shot at a UFC contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For more regional MMA news and notes click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/regional-mma-news-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You have one job \u2014 protect the fighter. 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