Hindsight is 20/20?
Prime 15-ranked Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Featherweight Dan Ige defended his spot within the rankings by stopping the surging 145-pounder Sean Woodson through technical knockout (TKO) at UFC 314 final weekend (Sat., April 12, 2025) from inside Kaseya Middle in Miami, Florida (watch highlights).
However the TKO win was not with out controversy, because the end was deemed an early stoppage by followers, in addition to Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan, who have been calling the struggle.
Days later, Ige mirrored on the stoppage. Whereas acknowledging the talk, he disagrees with the criticism.
“You realize what, I perceive the controversy, however I imagine the commentary performs a giant position in that,” Ige instructed Residence of Combat not too long ago. “As a result of within the second, once I was in there and he shot in on my legs and I used to be hammer fisting him and the ref stopped the struggle, the gang erupted. I felt the vitality. There was no controversy there. Everybody was stoked that I completed the struggle, and I did what I used to be alleged to do.
“Once I went again and watched it, DC mentioned his feedback with Rogan and Anik. They mentioned what they mentioned,” Ige added. “It type of sucks as a result of it robs me of my victory, however on the identical time, that ref may’ve saved that man’s profession. If something, it simply robbed me of a higher and greater end, basically damaging the man an increasing number of. He’s dude. I don’t wish to essentially give him mind injury.”
“However they have been calling these [hammerfists] quick pictures. My quick pictures are exhausting, thudding pictures. That’s not only a pitter-patter, and I used to be hitting him with full-force aggression, making an attempt to harm him,” Ige concluded. “Dude, he was simply mendacity on my legs. And I get that he was standing up, however once more, [he should have] separated and created distance. It’s what it’s.”
No matter fan opinions, Ige led two rounds on the scorecards, and with the punch that rocked Woodson, he seemingly secured the third.
Finally, Ige halted his two-fight dropping streak, having fallen to Diego Lopes (on three hours’ discover at UFC 303) and Lerone Murphy.
