Frank Trigg has as good a reason as anyone to further bury referee Mario Yamasaki for his much-maligned performance in this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125 co-main event, but he won’t. Trigg (21-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC), a retired fighter who earned a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame , now serves as a referee, and he’s been a victim of Yamasaki’s poor officiating in the past – specifically, in a UFC welterweight title fight with Matt Hughes at UFC 52 in April 2005. Yamasaki failed to identify a low blow in a title fight, and it allowed Hughes to take a major advantage and ultimately end the fight by submission. This pas Saturday, Yamasaki allowed Valentina Shevchenko (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) to put a prolonged beating on Priscila Cachoeira (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) that many agree should have ended far earlier than it did . Related Joe Rogan: Mario Yamasaki should've stopped Valentina Shevchenko fight '15 or 20 times' Trigg, who has the rare perspective of being a former fighter and now a colleague of Yamasaki, said he has every reason to pile on, but after watching the fight, he’s reluctant to do so. “I think Mario did a fine job, and believe me, Mario and I have no love lost between each other,” Trigg said while guest-hosting MMAjunkie Radio
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