It's almost as if it never happened.
The California State Athletic Commission today changed the result of a Nov. 12 bout between Mackens Semerzier (6-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Robert Peralta (15-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) to a no contest, this after it was determined an inadvertent headbutt was responsible for ending the UFC on FOX contest in Anaheim, Calif.
Semerzier's manager, Brian Butler-Au of SuckerPunch Entertainment, first announced the change via Twitter.
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.
Per the CSAC's regulations, it's at the referee's sole discretion to request an on-site review of a fight using the commission's video monitors placed outside the cage or ring, if they are available. Monitors were used at UFC on FOX, CSAC Executive Director George Dodd said.
If the foul had been caught, the bout likely would have gone to judges' scorecards since bouts that end as the result of a foul are judged based on the preceding rounds.
Semerzier has openly lobbied for a rematch with Peralta, but his opponent has yet to express any interest.
