Athletistic / Boxing / MMA UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and former two-time champion Daniel Cormier reacted strongly to the referee’s decision to stop the fight between Russian Sergey Pavlovich and American Derrick Lewis in the first round.

Recall that Lewis could not stand after a series of blows from a Russian fighter, as a result of which the fight was stopped and Pavlovich won by technical knockout.

It’s a bad decision by the referee.‘, Cormier wrote on social media.

It was decidedly early.‘, Ngannou agreed with him.

Note that this victory was the fourth consecutive victory for Pavlovich in the UFC.