Darren Stewart's UFC Sao Paulo Victory Overturned | MMAWeekly.com

Darren Stewart’s UFC debut victory over Francimar Barroso has been overturned.

Stewart was initially awarded the victory at UFC Fight Night 100 on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, stopping Barroso via strikes at 1:34 of the first round. Replays in the arena showed what appeared to be an inadvertent headbutt by Stewart as he charged Barroso, backed him up to the fence, and took him to the canvas.

Immediately after the headbutt, Barroso erupted in agony and gave up on his takedown defense. Shortly thereafter, he hit the ground and Stewart hit him with several punches, forcing the referee to stop the bout.

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After the win was announced, Stewart was apologetic to the booing crowd, insisting that, if there was a headbutt, he never intended for it to happen.

Barroso filed a formal appeal. While the referee at the time, Eduardo Herdy, missed the call in the Octagon, the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) reviewed the fight and changed the outcome to a no contest.

In changing the outcome, CABMMA noted, “The incident did have an effect of the outcome of the fight since it was part of what ended the fight.”

(Photo courtesy of UFC)

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