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

Mixed martial arts (MMA) referees have one of the most unforgiving jobs in sports. They’re asked to make split-second ...

UFC women's flyweight contender Maycee Barber doesn't feel safe in the cage if referee Mark Smith officiates any of her ...

Barber says she ‘doesn’t feel safe’ having Mark Smith officiate her fights. After such a horrific few months battling with ...

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 ...

Despite yet another referee controversy, Tatsuro Taira may have positioned himself to finally get a crack at flyweight gold, becoming the first man to finish former two-time flyweight champion Brandon ...

Brandon Moreno doesn't agree with how his fight was officiated Saturday. A former UFC flyweight champion, Moreno (23-9-2 MMA, 11-5-2 UFC) lost by second-round TKO to Japan's Tatsuro Taira on the main ...

From what constitutes a knockout vs. a TKO to illegal strikes, we take you through everything that can happen in the Octagon ...