With that, referee Mike Beltran waved off the fight, which brought a mixed reaction from fans and pundits online. Some said Beltran made the right call as Almabayev was not defending himself ...

In the third round, Kape turned up the pressure. Almabayev attempted to signal to referee Mike Beltran that he was poked in the eye, but the referee didn’t give him a pause. A replay clearly showed ...

Almabayev then literally ran across the round, turning his back on the fight while Kape pursued him. That was enough for ref Mike Beltran, who didn’t like what he was seeing and waved off the fight.

After putting his opponent on shaky legs, Patterson closed the show with accurate punches, sending Barlow to the canvas and prompting referee Mike Beltran to rush in for the early upset stoppage. On ...

Patterson followed it up with a right straight that dropped the retreating Barlow. Some ground-and-pound shots for good measure left referee Mike Beltran no choice but to put a stop to the contest.

Multiple eye pokes by Kape, including one that went unnoticed by referee Mike Beltran, have led some fans to question the fairness of the result. Originally scheduled to face former title ...

Kape overwhelmed a wincing Almabayev, who at one point began running away from Kape with his back turned to attempt to regain his composure, however, referee Mike Beltran decided to call a halt to ...

But over the first few rounds, multiple eye pokes, one of which wasn’t noticed by referee Mike Beltran, might’ve impacted Almabayev’s vision as the fight went on. After Kape had Almabayev ...

Referee Mike Beltran stepped in to wave it off 2:16 into Round 3, even though Almabayev (21-3, 4-1 UFC) seemed to be lucid and defending himself. Advertisement Kape (21-7, 6-3 UFC) was the ...

Manel Kape chased down a fleeing Asu Almabayev, who was previously scraped in the eye, which caused the main event to be stopped.