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good job on his part.... however, i wish he would have done something during the nate / kalib fight. he kind of just sat back and did nothing. would have been cool if he told kalib to do something or else he was going to call the fight.

big dude though. maybe he should be fighting instead of ref'ing.

[JTS]

UFC Referee Dan Miragliotta Recounts Run-In With Fan At UFC 83
By Jason Perkins | April 22, 2008

Many outlets have erroneously reported that a crazed fan attacked 6-4, 296 pound UFC referee Dan Miragliotta who promptly put the fan in a rear naked choke before other authorities arrived to make the arrest.

Miragliotta recounted his side of the story about his run-in with the fan in an email to Mr. Sunshine:

The only thing, is that he wasn’t going after me he was charging either GSP or the ring. I just happened to be in between him and his targets. I was asked by the UFC to help with security when the 2 fighters entered the ring area. They where more worried about Matt then GSP. Next thing I know some wack job is jumping over the barriers and charging the ring. I didn’t want to hurt the guy so I was just going to put him to sleep and then help get him out of there before he hurt someone or himself.

UFC Referee Dan Miragliotta Recounts Run-In With Fan At UFC 83 - FightLine.com

That dumb ass is lucky that Miragliotta wasn't trying to hurt him!!!