Scott Jorgensen's camp appeals UFC Fight Night 38 loss

UFC flyweight Scott Jorgensen may soon have a “no contest” on his record if his camp’s appeal finds a friendly ear.

Jorgensen’s management team on Wednesday told ProMMARadio.com’s Larry Pepe that an appeal has been filed with the Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA, which oversaw this past weekend’s “UFC Fight Night 38: Shogun vs. Henderson 2? event in Natal, Brazil. Immediate attempts to reach Jorgensen’s team for comment were unsuccessful.

Jorgensen’s camp contends an inadvertent head butt from opponent Jussier Formiga led directly to the submission that quickly followed, a claim echoed in the comments “Young Guns” issued immediately after the contest.

“He jumped in, and when I threw, he head-butted me,” Jorgensen said immediately after the fight. “It was enough to wobble me. I woke up on the ground defending a rear-naked choke.”

Jorgensen (14-9 MMA, 3-5 UFC) was the oddsmakers’ choice in the matchup, but Formiga (16-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) – competing in front of a supportive hometown crowd – seized the opportunity when his opponent was stunned, working immediately to the back and locking in a fight-ending rear-naked choke at the 3:07 mark of the first frame.

Afterward, Formiga told MMAjunkie he didn’t think a head butt was responsible for the scramble, but rather a blow to the chest.

“I don’t think it was a head butt,” Formiga told MMAjunkie in his native Portuguese. “I think it was like a counter blow.

“I think when I came in, I did some movement, but it wasn’t like head-to-head. It was my head against his chest, and he ended up falling on his back. Then I took the opportunity and went to his back. Everything worked out, and I was able to submit him.”

The request isn’t without precedent, albeit in a different jurisdiction.

In 2011, Mackens Semerzier’s loss to Robert Peralta was overturned when the California State Athletic Commission determined an inadvertent head butt was responsible for ending the UFC on FOX contest in Anaheim, Calif.

Peralta was initially awarded a TKO victory when his head struck Semerzier in the temple. The clash was tough to see in live action, and it wasn’t until well after the bout that match referee “Big” John McCarthy was told what had actually happened.

Following the disappointing result, Jorgensen told MMAjunkie he hopes the UFC will consider booking a rematch with Formiga, regardless of the commission’s decision.

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(Pictured: Scott Jorgensen)