Fans weren’t best pleased with Armen Petrosyan during his loss to Brunno Ferreira at UFC 313.
The clash, which took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, was an absolute must-win for both men.
With each competitor entering the contest off the back of a defeat, they knew that getting back to winning ways was of paramount importance.
In his previous outing, Petrosyan suffered a horrifying double spinning backfist KO loss to Shara ‘Bullet’ Nurmagomedov.
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In an interesting performance, Armen Petrosyan caused a great deal of controversy.
He landed a low blow on Brunno Ferreira, that forced a halt to the action. Then, when the contest resumed, the Armenian-Russian connected with another shot to his rival’s cup.
Unimpressed by what he’d witnessed, referee, Mark Smith, deemed it necessary to take a point. In addition, Petrosyan complained about a low blow himself, which appeared to connect legally.
This landed him in hot water with the fans, with one tweeting that he was ‘cheating all night’.
Regardless of whatever happened on the feet, in the end, the result was decided by what occurred on the ground.
Brunno Ferreira submits Armen Petrosyan at UFC 313
Going into the second round, despite potentially losing the first segment 10-8, Petrosyan looked good.
The 34-year-old landed kicks and jabs, while evading his opponent’s overhand right.
However, his Brazilian foe refused to be deterred, securing a heavy takedown and landing shots at will.
As Petrosyan attempted to stand up, he was caught in an armbar and forced to tap.