All refs make bad calls. I usually find Goddard not bad, but in the "Doumbe splinter gate" case, it was awful and ethically questionable.
He went on a power trip and rushed to stop a fight when there was absolutely no urgency. It smells a lot like he was punishing Doumbe for being a loud mouth outside the cage.
He could have taken time to assess the situation. It would have taken 10s and he could still have stopped the fight after that.
He could just have told Doumbe to fight or get TKOd, that would have been the bare minimum.
Instead he disqualified without warning a guy who was fully in fighting stance after the opponent interrupted the fight.
Absurd and unfair.
He went on a power trip and rushed to stop a fight when there was absolutely no urgency. It smells a lot like he was punishing Doumbe for being a loud mouth outside the cage.
He could have taken time to assess the situation. It would have taken 10s and he could still have stopped the fight after that.
He could just have told Doumbe to fight or get TKOd, that would have been the bare minimum.
Instead he disqualified without warning a guy who was fully in fighting stance after the opponent interrupted the fight.
Absurd and unfair.