ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ricky Simon has no doubt that the referee made the right call in his controversial win over Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night 128. In what was seemingly a first in UFC history, Simon (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was awarded a TKO victory despite Dvalishvili (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) making it past the final bell of their bantamweight fight. Dvalishvili was getting the better of Simon until the late stages of the preliminary card matchup at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Had the fight gone to the scorecards, Dvalishvili was up two rounds on two of the three judges’ tallies.
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