Saturday night at UFC 208 Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm via unanimous decision. She was met with booing by the audience and backlash on social media following the victory.

During the fight Germaine de Randamie hit Holly Holm after the bell on two occasions. The shots visibly stunned Holly Holm as UFC commentator Joe Rogan displayed his displeasure saying points should have been deducted and mentioning how these shots will most likely impact Holm’s performance for the remainder of the fight. Neveretheless, fans felt Holm still won the fight after visibly hurting Germaine de Randamie at two points during the actual rounds.

Fighters and fans immediately took to social media to hit out at the decision. One of those was UFC bantamweight, Leslie Smith. Smith was tweeting during the whole fight, posting her reactions to both occasions when de Randamie hit illegal strikes. She believes the result should be overturned and the referee reviewed.

“That post bell punch was bunk. That ref should have done something” she said after the first incident of De Randamie’s unprofessional behavior. Following a second time she said “Again after the bell. That should be a next and a point now. Bad sportsmanship. Ufc needs to protect their fighters“. She also wasn’t happy with the way the referee kept separating both women when Holm had de Randamie against the cage “How much did this ref bet on Germaine?! Let Holly work on that cage”.

After the fight she spoke on how she hopes the result and the referee need to be reviewed. “That’s nuts, that fight needs to be contested and that ref reviewed. Am I being biased or does anyone else think the ref did a lousy job of enforcing the rules and that Holly got robbed?”. She also retweeted a tweet by MarQ P from Wombat Sports saying “I think you are speaking to the majority. Holly has a good case for an appeal”.

Leslie Smith has first hand been a victim of bad refereeing. In May 2014 she lost to Cris Cyborg via TKO at 1:21 of the very first round. Many fans felt the fight wasn’t ready to be stopped. Smith is known to be durable, and likes to be part of wars. Smith herself was displeased – immediately taking to social media revealing she’s not happy with referee Eduardo Herdy’s stoppage and wants a more “legit ref” if the two were to fight again, she suggested Herb Dean.

What do you think? Can Holly Holm make a case to appeal the result? Let us know in the comments section below.

Take a look at the tweets below:

That post bell punch was bunk!! — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

That ref should have done something — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

Again after the bell!! That should be a next and a point now! Bad sportsmanship!!! — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

Ufc needs to protect their fighters! — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

How much did this ref bet on Germaine?! Let Holly work on that cage! — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

That's nuts, that fight needs to be contested and that ref reviewed. — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

Am I being biased or does anyone else think the ref did a lousy job of enforcing the rules and that Holly got robbed? — Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) February 12, 2017

I think you are speaking to the majority. Holly has a good case for an appeal https://t.co/GpzS93JKEC — MarQ P (@WMMANews) February 12, 2017

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