Aleksa Camur doesn’t think referee Mike Beltran handled things correctly in his loss to Nicolae Negumereanu at UFC on ESPN 25 – and in his eyes, it cost him the fight.
During this past Saturday’s prelims, Camur (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) lost a split decision in a fight plagued with fence-grabbing fouls by Negumereanu, but no point deductions occured.
The light heavyweight fighter and his team will appeal his split decision defeat with the Nevada Athletic Commission in the near future, a representative for Iridium Sports Agency, which represents Camur, told MMA Junkie on Wednesday.
When they re-watched the fight, Negumereanu’s team counted a total of 11 warnings (seven verbal, three physical, and one timeout) from Beltran. If Negumereanu was not given so many warnings and a point was deducted instead, the fight may have ended in a draw. The judges’ scorecards were 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28 in favor of Negumereanu.
