The Brazilian athletic commission (CABMMA) responsible for overseeing a UFC Fight Night last Saturday has changed the result of one of the event's bouts due to an officiating error.
CABMMA COO Cristiano Sampaio confirmed to ESPN.com on Thursday that a lightweight fight between Leandro Silva and Drew Dober has been formally declared a no-contest. The bout took place in Rio de Janeiro.
Originally, Silva (17-2) was awarded a submission victory at 2:45 of the second round due to a guillotine choke. Referee Eduardo Herdy stopped the contest despite the fact Dober (15-6) never tapped and clearly had escaped the hold when the fight was called.
UFC president Dana White called the initial result "bulls---" during a postfight news conference and said he had paid Dober his win bonus for the fight.
Dober immediately filed an appeal of the result. On Thursday, the Brazilian commission said Herdy had admitted fault in stopping the fight, which allowed the commission to officially change the result.
"Due to the factors involved and after receiving Mr. Andrew Dober's formal appeal, CABMMA has defined a fourth provision regarding the change of decision after contest," a statement read.
The provision that allows CABMMA to change the result of a fight refers to a "good faith judgment call" of a self-evident officiating error.
Considering the announcement, Dober's official UFC record stands at 1-2. Silva is now 1-1 in the Octagon.
