“Should Have…Took The DQ Win” – Fans React As Taiyilake Nueraji Secures First-Round Finish Despite Two-Point Deduction For Illegal Knee On Keifer Crosbie At UFC Shanghai

Taiyilake Nueraji scored the victory over Keifer Crosbie in his UFC debut during the main card opener for UFC Shanghai, but it came with a major asterisk.

A bloodied Crosbie decided to continue the fight, with referee Marc Goddard deducting two points from Nueraji. That didn’t matter, however, as Nueraji would prevent a takedown attempt and finished Crosbie with ground-and-pound about 30 seconds later.

Nueraji now moves to 12-1 as a pro, with all of his victories coming via a finish.