Worst stoppage in the history of MMA

At 11 seconds of the first round, Michael was knocked out by a high kick to the head and the referee made his first mistake, not interrupting the fight,” the statement read (via MMA Fighting). “He committed the second mistake by allowing the fight to continue with the athlete unconscious.

We apologize to the athletes, teams, MMA fans and Thunder Fight for the mistakes committed due to lack of experience of the professionals,” the statement read. “We inform that the referees that committed the mistakes were interns who were getting tested and had no experience as referees, but had undergone rule courses previously. #MMA#Sports#Referee