Referee Mike Beltran is facing heavy criticism for his performance during the UFC Mexico City co-main event.
After Édgar Cháirez cried uncontrollably for a heartbreaking reason following his first-round submission over CJ Vergara, Drew Dober squared off against Manuel Torres in a makeshift co-headliner at the Arena CDMX.
The lightweight duo had their clash bumped up the card after Joe Pyfer withdrew from his fight with Kevlin Gastelum just hours before UFC Mexico City got underway.
Torres brutally knocked out Dober to end their co-main event scrap after just 105 seconds.
Drew Dober suffers brutal knockout loss
Torres dropped his opponent with a massive one-two after just 90 seconds of the first frame.
Dober hit the floor hard, but he had the sense to grab for a leg and try to initiate a grappling exchange.
Unfortunately for him, he didn’t know when the bail on the takedown attempt, which led to him getting brutally knocked out.
Torries followed up his two-punch combination with 15 massive hammerfists that knocked Dober out.
The American fan favorite appeared to be asleep well before Beltran finally waved things off.
Fans slam ‘horrendous’ referee
Based on the online reaction, it’s safe to say that fans feel the referee did a bad job during Torres vs Dober.
“Horrendous stoppage,” one fan wrote. While another added: “Ref is a criminal.”
“Fire Mike Beltran,” a third person pleaded.
“Blatant early stoppage. This is ridiculous,” this sarcastic fan said.
“Mike Beltran waiting to see Drew Dober’s brain,” a fifth X user theorized.
“Mike Beltran waiting for the autopsy. HORRIBLE reffing,” someone else commented.