Ultimate Fighting Championship collision.
Sterling criticized referee Dan Miragliotta’s decision to stand the fighters up while Renato Moicano was Tom Nolanis back for round two
UFC Vegas 123 the main event. Nolan finished Moicano in the third round.
After the former bantamweight champion expressed his frustration, Vallejos responded with a joke about their upcoming referee assignment.
Kevin Vallejos discusses Aljamain Sterling’s criticism of Dan Miragliotta
Sterling said Miragliotta’s interference made him so angry that he considered entering the Octagon.
“I felt like I was close to rushing that cage,” Sterling said on his YouTube channel. “I was angry, I whined. Even this morning I dreamed: what made this man do such a thing? Criminal.”
Vallejos (18-1) jokingly claimed that UFC CEO Dana White had already told him that Miragliotta would be the referee against Sterling (26-5), whose fight involves heavy back control.
“Dana told me Dan Miragliotta would be my referee,” Vallejos wrote in response to Sterling’s criticism.
Sterling will face Vallejos in the co-main event
UFC Qatar November 21 at the ABHA Arena in Doha.
Dana told me Dan Miragliotta was going to be my judge 😂
— Kevin Vallejo (@ElChinoVallejos)
November 3, 2026
