Matt Brown: Jacobe Smith, referee deserve blame for late stoppage at UFC Houston: ‘I thought that was a little bit dirty’
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Key Points:
- Josiah Harrell suffered a brutal knockout loss in his UFC debut after a takedown attempt led to his head slamming the ground, leaving him stunned and vulnerable to a swift reversal and knockout by Jacobe Smith.
- UFC legend Matt Brown, Harrell’s coach, revealed that the initial takedown caused most of the damage, with Harrell effectively knocking himself out before Smith finished the fight with ground punches, some of which came after Harrell was unconscious.
- Brown criticized both Smith and referee Kerry Hatley for the late stoppage, stating Smith should have stopped punching once Harrell was clearly out, and Hatley should have intervened sooner to protect the fighter.
- Despite the devastating loss and difficult moment in the corner, Brown
