Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos New York State Athletic Commission referees do have the power to use instant replay when they make calls during fights, a spokesperson today told MMAjunkie. Those referees “are empowered to consult video evidence, pursuant to broad statutory authority designed to allow NYSAC and its agents to arrive at correct determinations,” NYSAC spokesperson Laz Benitez wrote in an email. Although authority isn’t formally codified in the commission’s rules, that could be changing in the wake of a controversial ending in the co-headliner of last Saturday’s UFC 210 co-headliner. “NYSAC will be reviewing the question of formalizing this authority as a written policy,” Benitez added. Related New Jersey calls for reversal of downed opponent rule change after Mousasi-Weidman outcome Following a TKO loss to Gegard Mousasi in a critical fight for a contender spot, ex-middleweight champ Chris Weidman claimed referee Dan Miragliotta had overstepped his bounds in the second frame by stopping the bout on the belief Mousasi threw a pair of illegal knees to his head, only to change his mind and rule them legal.
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New York commission does allow instant replay, though it’s not yet formalized in rules – MMA Junkie