Referee Marc Goddard doesn’t want the slightest personal involvement with fighters whose bouts he officiates.
While refereeing is one of the toughest parts of all sports, combat sports referees arguably have a heavier burden on their shoulders due to the lethal nature of the sport. Hence, to avoid any conflict of interest, referees at the highest level are not allowed to coach fighters.. The Scottish referee hasn’t been seriously involved in coaching for a while now other than a weekly class at his friend’s gym.
However, Goddard asked not to be assigned their rematch at UFC 287 the next year, as he didn’t want Adesanya to have negative flashbacks from the first loss.fought Pereira for the second time in Miami? I specifically requested not to do that fight,” Goddard said. “Because obviously I had done the first.
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