UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione isn’t about to let his loss to Travis Browne stand. The UFC heavyweight is appealing a TKO loss to Browne at January’s UFC Fight Night 81 at Boston’s TD Garden. Mitrione claims the fight’s referee, Gary Forman, failed to properly officiate the bout and should have stopped it in the second round after multiple eye-gouges. Mitrione, who is recovering from a recent eye surgery following an orbital blowout sustained in the fight, also claims Forman should have been disqualified from the job in the first place, alleging the referee didn’t have the experience to fulfill his duties and had a conflict of interest as a former promoter
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Matt Mittrione appeals TKO loss to Travis Browne, accuses ref of conflict of interest – MMA Junkie