Mario Yamasaki plans return to MMA refereeing this year

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MMA: UFC Fight Night-Belem-Shevchenko vs Cachoeira

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Priscila Cachoeira was the last UFC bout refereed by Mario Yamasaki. Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports


Mario Yamasaki might re-enter a MMA cage as a referee in 2021, he told MMA Fighting. The experienced MMA official hasn’t worked in a UFC bout since Feb. 3, 2018, when he oversaw two contests at UFC Belem in Brazil.
“I’m waiting for the pandemic to be over so I start applying to the athletic commissions again,” Yamasaki told MMA Fighting, revealing he will sign up for an online judging course promoted by the California commission to stay up to date with new changes in regulation.
“I’ll go back to refereeing as soon as possible,” he added. “Maybe not in the UFC, but Bellator, PFL, Shooto, other promotions, so I can be in the sport. It will be up to the athletic commissions to accept me back and license me and start giving me fights to referee.”
 

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Please god, I know I don’t believe in you, but please make sure that dumbass never refs another fight.

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