Adin Ross gleefully watched as Jake Matthews held Neil Magny in a guillotine choke hold during UFC Fight Night 260 on Saturday. The popular streamer had about $100,000 riding on the Australian native to win in Perth as part of several parlays on the Rainbet crypto casino and sportsbook.
the referee allowed the fight to continue after the fighter protested that he hadn’t lost consciousness
Referee Jim Perdios stopped the fight only one second before the bell rang to end the first round because he believed that Magny had gone limp from the hold. Adin Ross thought his bet had paid off and started celebrating. However, the referee allowed the fight to continue after the fighter protested that he hadn’t lost consciousness. Magny then went on to submit Matthews with a D’Arce choke in the third round to win:
Matthews’ team wasn’t happy, so they decided straight away to appeal the ruling to the Western Australia Combat Commission. The 31-year-old Ross also took to social media after the fight to express his frustration, explaining how it’s “not easy to switch back on after a referee’s call.”
UFC Executive Dave Shaw agreed that the referee’s decision was unusual, remarking in the post-event press conference that “there seemed to be a mistake.”