Veteran MMA referee Mark Smith was videoed getting carried backstage after suffering an apparent injury while working at UFC ...

UFC referee Mark Smith was seen needing medical assistance after he reffed Ateba Gautier’s fight with Andrey Pulyaev last ...

One mixed martial arts referee has drawn comparisons to a couple of UFC officials after a controversial stoppage on Friday night. The topic of refereeing in MMA is never too far from the surface, but ...

Referees in fight sports come in for all kinds of criticism, but on one weekend in Las Vegas, they gather to help each other ...

Referees in the UFC carry one of the toughest responsibilities in the sport as they have to protect fighters while ensuring fair competition. When they get it right, nobody notices. But when they get ...

It’s normal for referees to make mistakes. But there’s a fine line between brief slip-ups and a delay that puts the fighter’s ...

Veteran MMA referee Herb Dean says officials will look to more regularly enforce point deductions for eye pokes after recent controversies and meetings around the issue. Tom Aspinall's UFC heavyweight ...

That's what everyone in their right mind who was watching was yelling at one official during Friday's Shooto Brasil 132 in Rio de Janeiro. The incident that caused the simultaneous complaints took ...

While the mixed martial arts world remains focused on the unfolding UFC 320, a side story seems to have caught some by surprise. It’s about veteran referee Mike Beltran. One of the most respected ...