Brendan Allen had hoped his victory over Reinier de Ridder would put him firmly in the spotlight at UFC Vancouver last week. Instead, all eyes turned to referee Dan Miragliotta — and not for the right reasons. What was otherwise a blockbuster, near-flawless fight card became overshadowed by several questionable calls from Miragliotta. The controversy began in the prelims with the Drew Dober vs. Kyle Prepolec bout but reached its peak during the main card. Experts and fans criticized the veteran referee for effectively denying Kyle Nelson what could have been a first-round knockout.

In that opening round, Nelson landed a huge knockdown, sending Matt Frevola to the mat and unleashing a barrage of ground-and-pound, most of which went unanswered. Yet with three seconds remaining, Miragliotta

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