UFC Dana White has seemingly pulled out Vyacheslav Kielevhas after he refused to step in and stop Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos from repeatedly provoking Benout Saint-Denis as UFC 267 saw one of the most controversial refereeing in recent memory. Dana White Asks Woman To Assault Jake Paul
Dana White pulls out the referee
Kielevhas also made the decision to take a point off Zaelski dos Santos after he landed a single accidental groin strike. The apparent incompetency even drew some backlash from the UFC commentary team, with Daniel Cormier being especially vocal.
It has been also reported that Kiselevhas has been relieved of his officiating duties for the rest of the night. MMA journalist Adam Martin has revealed that UFC commentator Jon Anik announced that the referee will no longer be a part of the officiating staff:
The report from Martin went as follows:
“Jon Anik just announced that referee Vyacheslav Kiselevhas been pulled from his final officiating assignments on the #UFC267 card.”
UFC referee Jason Herzog will be officiating throughout the event. Jon Anik recently announced on commentary that Herzog will be the official in charge of UFC 267’s co-main event between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. We will have to see who will replace Vyacheslav Kiselevhas for the rest of the card.
Jon Anik just announced that referee Vyacheslav Kiselevhas been pulled from his final officiating assignments on the #UFC267 card.
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) October 30, 2021
