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Dominick Cruz is not happy with referee Keith Peterson.
Cruz’s fight with Henry Cejudo ended in controversy when Peterson stopped the fight while Cruz was attempting to recover from a vicious knee delivered by Cejudo.
Close call. Cejudo landed a big knee and subsquent punches on the ground. Cruz is unhappy about the stoppage.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/Pat_Egan/status/1259335297164357636
During the UFC 249 postfight show, Cruz claimed Peterson “smelled like alcohol and cigarettes” and that he wished he could have had him replaced before the fight.
Dominick Cruz on the #UFC249 post-fight show claims referee Keith Peterson “smelled like alcohol and cigarettes” during his fight. Said he wanted to have referee changed when he stepped in the cage.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) May 10, 2020
Kept it 💯 @dominickcruz. Love to see it! Was a robbery tonight! #ufc249 @danawhite pic.twitter.com/RiobpHfS9s
— Jager5000 (@Jager5ooo) May 10, 2020
That’s a pretty wild claim by Cruz to make after the fight.