After fans hoped for a calmer night following the turbulence of UFC 321, chaos found its way back at UFC Vegas 110. The card, staged at the UFC Apex, was meant to offer a reset, yet a heavyweight bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Ante Delija stole attention for all the wrong reasons.
What looked like a clean finish by Delija quickly turned into one of the most confusing sequences in recent memory. The Croatian heavyweight appeared to secure a stoppage, but referee Mark Smith halted the fight to review footage after Cortes-Acosta complained of an eye poke.
Replay review flips the fight
Upon replay, Smith ruled that a clear foul occurred. The bout was restarted—a move rarely seen under UFC rules. Moments later, Cortes-Acosta unleashed a counter right hand that dropped Delija cold, flipping what could have been a loss into a stunning knockout victory.
That reversal drew strong reactions from cageside commentators Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier, who could hardly believe what had unfolded.
Bisping and Cormier share disbelief
During a post-fight video, Bisping turned to Cormier and asked,
“That might have been one of the craziest situations because obviously last week we had Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane, a crazy eye poke, have you ever seen anything like that DC, what happened tonight?”
Cormier didn’t hesitate to agree.
“No, I’ve never seen anything like what happened to Waldo Cortes-Acosta… Dude, to restart the fight was crazy… But even in our ears, they told us they can’t restart the fight,” he said.
Bisping added,
“Yes, they did say that. It was uncovered territory.”
Cormier followed up,
“I’ve never seen anything like that in all of my time that I’ve been involved in mixed martial arts, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Their conversation captured what many viewers felt—confusion about how such a sequence could be allowed under current officiating rules.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED 🤯@WaldoCortesUFC gets a KO after resuming action!
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— UFC (@ufc) November 2, 2025
Hours later, Ante Delija shared his frustration on social media, claiming he had been “robbed” by the decision. Having trained alongside heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, Delija hinted he was no stranger to unfortunate endings caused by fouls but still believed the call changed everything.
The incident has reignited discussion around how referees handle eye pokes and whether real-time replay review should grant officials the power to restart fights. With Cormier and Bisping both calling the scene one of the “craziest” they’ve ever witnessed, the commission may once again face questions about consistency and rule clarity.
For now, UFC Vegas 110 will be remembered less for its results and more for the bizarre moment that turned a foul into a knockout.
