UFC’s Sam Patterson Tried To Fight Ref Marc Goddard After Waking Up From KO At UFC 286

A bizarre situation unfolded at UFC 286.

In the prelims of the event, Yanal Ashmouz brutally beat down Sam Patterson.

WHAT A COMBO BY ASHMOUZ #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/kdYGr4nkuE

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After getting up and still dazed, Patterson tried to fight ref Marc Goddard.

Sam Patterson was brutally knocked out over two minutes ago and is still completely outside of his mind trying to grapple referee Marc Goddard thinking the fight is still going. Difficult to watch… #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/G0YqSEdGad

— Joshua Chovan (@thechovanone)
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Thankfully, Goddard realized what was happening and tried talking sense to Patterson.

Man that was a scary knockout, he woke up trying to fight the referee

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— ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ (@TheArtOfWar6)
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Goddard was criticized for allowing Peterson to receive too many punches.

I like Marc Goddard but he was really late on this stoppage. Always scary when you see a fighter so out of it that he still thinks he’s fighting a good minute after he’s been KO’d. https://t.co/ld4Bc9Htd8

— Connor (@CLBrosnan93)
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