{"id":77929,"date":"2025-08-18T04:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77929\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:54:09","slug":"mma-fighter-disputes-stoppage-after-opponent-told-referee-they-choked-them-unconscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77929\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA fighter disputes stoppage after opponent told referee they choked them unconscious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A controversial stoppage took place on UFC Fight Pass on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Fury FC 107 in Houston, Texas, followed the biggest fight of the year between <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/dricus-du-plessis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dricus du Plessis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/khamzat-chimaev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khamzat Chimaev<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/ufc-319\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 319<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One fight on the Fury FC main card had shades of <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/05\/25\/ben-askrens-lone-ufc-win-over-legendary-former-champ-ended-in-one-of-the-ufcs-most-controversial-finishes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Askren\u2019s lone UFC win over Robbie Lawler<\/a>, which was controversially stopped by Herb Dean after he thought Lawler was unconscious. However, upon releasing the choke, Lawler was wide awake and the former champ protested the stoppage immediately.<\/p>\n<p>A featherweight prospect experienced a similar situation this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"713\" loading=\"lazy\"  data-id=\"239537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rivera-fury.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Rivera at Fury FC 107\" class=\"wp-image-239537\" \/>Carlos Rivera at Fury FC 107. Credit: Fury FC, Richard BurmasterKeron Reed argued with referee over submission stoppage as opponent taunted him<\/p>\n<p>27-year-old Keron Reed suffered the second loss of his young pro career to Carlos Rivera at Fury FC 107.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera defeated Reed via submission (guillotine choke) in the second round, but Reed quickly protested the stoppage, telling the referee he wasn\u2019t unconscious.<\/p>\n<p>It was Rivera who told referee Joe Solis that Reed was out.<\/p>\n<p>It looked like Reed was conscious right after he was released from the choke. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the f\u2014?\u201d Reed said after the stoppage (via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFCFightPass\/status\/1957210960659149140\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Fight Pass<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo I wasn\u2019t!\u201d Reed told the referee he wasn\u2019t unconscious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo I wasn\u2019t!\u201d Reed shouted at the referee again.<\/p>\n<p>As Reed protested the stoppage, Rivera stood over his opponent and taunted him like he was peeing on him.<\/p>\n<p>Nut shot drops fighter at Fury FC 107<\/p>\n<p>Fury FC 107 also saw a fighter get dropped by a kick to the groin.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Johnson, who shares a name with the late Anthony \u2018Rumble\u2019 Johnson, picked up his first pro win in Houston on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>But before he did, Johnson sent his opponent Roger Smith down to the ground with a kick to the crotch in round 1.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson ended up getting his hand raised in between rounds due to a medical stoppage for Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Fury FC 107 streams live on UFC Fight Pass and is headlined by a flyweight title fight between Paris Moran and Jacob Silva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A controversial stoppage took place on UFC Fight Pass on Sunday night. 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