Aljamain Sterling questions the “patronizing” smirk that referee Dan Miragliotta carries in the Octagon

By Susan Cox - August 8, 2022

Aljamain Sterling is questioning the ‘patronizing’ smirk that referee Dan Miragliotta carries in the Octagon.

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Dan Miragliotta, 58, is perhaps one of the most known referees in MMA history. Miragliotta began his career as a referee in 2007 and has a reputation of being one of the most reputable officials in the sport.

Aljamain Sterling however is apparently not a fan of Miragliotta, even though has has never actually reffed one of the UFC bantamweight champion’s fights.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Sterling had this to say about Miragliotta (h/t MMANews):

“If you look at (Miragliotta), when he’s refereeing he’s always got this, like, smirk that kind of seems, like, I don’t want to say condescending, but it’s almost, like, patronizing. I don’t know, I don’t know. I just feel like that smirk… I just don’t like he always has on this… Like, he’ll stop the fight and he’s kind of like ‘Yeah, buddy you got f**ked up.”

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Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA) can boast 7 wins in a row, his latest victory against Petr Yan (16-3 MMA) in April of this year at UFC 273.

The 33 year old ‘Funk Master’ is preparing for his upcoming fight against T.J. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA) on Saturday, October 22nd, at UFC 280 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Dillashaw has won 5 of his last 6 fights, the most recent win was against Cory Sandhagen (14-4 MMA) in July of 2021.

Have you taken notice of the ‘smirk’ that Miragliotta has when referring a fight? Do you agree with Aljamain Sterling that he comes across as ‘patronizing’?

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