Bec Rawlings: “The Ref did me Dirty” in VanZant Fight

In late August, the UFC returned to beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada with UFC on Fox 21. On that event’s main card, fan favorite strawweight Paige VanZant returned to the cage after a stint on Dancing with the Stars to remove the batteries from Bec Rawlings with a second-round head-kick. Needless to say, it was a great night to be VanZant.

It was not such a great night to be Rawlings, who made the long flight home to Australia with an ugly new loss on her record – and probably a concussion.

Now that the dust has settled, however, Rawlings has begun to offer up her thoughts on the loss. On Sunday, the Australian took to Twitter to suggest that the referee’s stoppage in her loss to VanZant was a bit premature. You can see those Tweets below:

She knew i was fine, Ref didn't give me a chance to fight on. #afightsafight #weinthehurtbusiness https://t.co/rdkE4cSuEZ

— Bec Rodriguez (@RowdyBec) September 5, 2016

I wasn't out cold dummy. i turtled 2 get up & the blows i was meant 2 intelligently defend were 2the back of my head https://t.co/QwvKSQfncf

— Bec Rodriguez (@RowdyBec) September 5, 2016

What I'm saying is the UFC doctor ruled it as a TKO because i was not unconscious & the ref did me dirty. https://t.co/EW8f6VYLHu

— Bec Rodriguez (@RowdyBec) September 6, 2016

She won,i lost, it is what it is.. im just giving my opinion considering i was the 1 in there.. ppl love to hate tho https://t.co/IIDKQDUaMy

— Bec Rodriguez (@RowdyBec) September 6, 2016

Coulda shoulda woulda.. it's done now, i can't change whats done but i can at least let ppl know whats up. https://t.co/8gBd1bWuQv

— Bec Rodriguez (@RowdyBec) September 6, 2016

While Rawlings was careful not to make excuses for the loss, it appears she believes the referee’s intervention in Vancouver was a bit early. Do you agree with her, or did the ref make the right call? Sound off, PENN nation!