Daniel Cormier claims Yan Xiaonan was revived by an “illegal” substance during the UFC 300 co-main event.
Weili Zhang successfully defended his UFC strawweight title via unanimous decision on Sunday morning, but the fight was mired in controversy late in the first round.
After being dropped by a well-timed left hook in the opening stanza, Zhang dragged Yan to the mat and locked him in a rear naked choke.
Zhang’s submission was tight, but Yan refused to withdraw as she lost consciousness.
The referee then separated the two women when the buzzer sounded as a groggy Yan stumbled towards her corner.
As she sat on her stool, water was poured over her head, then it appeared as if she was being given smelling salts to wake her up.
Cormier echoed this from the commentary desk.
He said: “In the corner the cutter said, ‘I can wake her up’ and then he gave some smelling salts or something.”
Joe Rogan replied: “Oh no, really? Wait a minute, are you allowed to do that?”
Social media was then flooded with fans insisting the substance was “illegal”.
One fan wrote: “Only in the UFC could we see someone choke, go out after the horn, get back to their feet, sniff illegal smelling salts, then start dominating like nothing was.”
Another tweeted: “Yan’s corner was using illegal smelling salts in his corner. »
A third added: “Isn’t the smell of salts illegal??? »
Zhang vs. Yan was a two-phase fight, with the champion gaining the upper hand in grappling exchanges and the challenger triumphing on the feet.
In the end, Zhang’s struggle was enough to secure him the victory with scores of 49-4, 49-45, 49-45 in his favor.
Daniel Cormier claims Yan Xiaonan was revived by an “illegal” substance during the UFC 300 co-main event.
Weili Zhang successfully defended his UFC strawweight title via unanimous decision on Sunday morning, but the fight was mired in controversy late in the first round.
After being dropped by a well-timed left hook in the opening stanza, Zhang dragged Yan to the mat and locked him in a rear naked choke.
Zhang’s submission was tight, but Yan refused to withdraw as she lost consciousness.
The referee then separated the two women when the buzzer sounded as a groggy Yan stumbled towards her corner.
As she sat on her stool, water was poured over her head, then it appeared as if she was being given smelling salts to wake her up.
Cormier echoed this from the commentary desk.
He said: “In the corner the cutter said, ‘I can wake her up’ and then he gave some smelling salts or something.”
Joe Rogan replied: “Oh no, really? Wait a minute, are you allowed to do that?”
Social media was then flooded with fans insisting the substance was “illegal”.
One fan wrote: “Only in the UFC could we see someone choke, go out after the horn, get back to their feet, sniff illegal smelling salts, then start dominating like nothing was.”
Another tweeted: “Yan’s corner was using illegal smelling salts in his corner. »
A third added: “Isn’t the smell of salts illegal??? »
Zhang vs. Yan was a two-phase fight, with the champion gaining the upper hand in grappling exchanges and the challenger triumphing on the feet.
In the end, Zhang’s struggle was enough to secure him the victory with scores of 49-4, 49-45, 49-45 in his favor.