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Jamahal Hill had just suffered a horrific arm injury during his UFC 263 fight against Paul Craig on Saturday. Craig flexed Hill’s lower left arm with an armband as the fighters were on the ground. The forearm was clearly going in the wrong direction. (SN will not include video of the injury in this article.) And yet Hill was still fighting.
Specifically, Hill was allowed to continue fighting because referee Al Guinee appeared to miss what had happened.
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Craig told reporters at his post-fight press conference that he knew the injury was serious and tried to get Guinea’s attention.
“As soon as I put his arm over my heart, I knew it was gone,” Craig said. “I knew all the ligaments were gone. You could feel it, you could see it…“ His arm’s gone, his arm’s gone. ”I can’t remember exactly what I said. maybe had the F. in there too, the ref couldn’t see it.
Craig said he wasn’t sure if Hill was trying to type or if his arm was just flapping. Either way, the fight continued. Craig threw several punches in the back as he controlled Hill, then Guinee called him out.
Guinea’s inability to immediately detect the injury (later reported as a dislocated elbow) angered parts of MMA’s Twitter:
It’s one of the most absurd things I’ve ever seen in a UFC fight. How the hell did the referee not notice Hills’s arm flapping its wings ?!
Massive respect for Hill for continuing to fight but damn laouise.
Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 13, 2021
Paul Craig is a ground destroyer. Wow. Also: horrible job of the referee. Good grief. # UFC263
Michael Stets (@Michael_Stets) June 13, 2021
Big win for Paul Craig but I’m so sorry for Jamahal Hill, this referee should have stopped him much sooner .. # UFC263
Jérôme Medema (@SilverfoxJerome) June 13, 2021
Paul Craig literally looks at the ref after the arm breaks and the ref does nothing … # UFC263
Daniel Cunningham (@ DC4213) June 13, 2021
Al Guinee is a name you should remember. Remember to never let him umpire a fight again. Embarrassing. Nice performance by Paul Craig. Too bad for Jamahal Hill. # UFC263 pic.twitter.com/h07s0d360Q
Christian Jope (@diekoningjope) June 13, 2021
# UFC263 Jamahal hill v Paul Craig This referee first went to market a dentist before he was ready to do his job and stop the fight.
Naughty (@ Cheeky13460515) June 13, 2021
This article has been updated with the announcement that Hill has suffered an elbow dislocation.
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