Video! UFC debuts referee cam at UFC Vegas 107 … ‘25 years too late’

UFC Vegas 107 unfolded last night, and it was mostly forgettable, save for the canceled main event featuring top-5 flyweights Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber. Yet, it may leave a lasting mark with the debut of the referee cam.

And boy oh boy, there was an absolutely brutal ref cam to start it off.

Welterweight Ramiz Brahimaj strangled Billy Ray Goff in under four minutes, putting him unconscious, and the ref cam captured the finish in visceral, up-close detail.

Check it out below:

The ref cam isn’t new to mixed martial arts (MMA). Pride pioneered it over two decades ago, and the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has employed it for the past five years.

So, of course, MMA fans let UFC know they are late to the party.

Pride had this back in 2001

Pride was over 20 years ahead of UFC.

25 years too late

Wow, so cool! The UFC learned about head cameras 20 years after they were used

UFC has got to be desperate to pull this off

Can’t believe it took them nearly 2 decades to get those but boy am I glad they finaly did!

It reminds me of the PRIDE days. And it doesn’t feel cheesy like many people claim.

I initially thought the referees might be using the new Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses, given the UFC’s “game-changing” partnership with Meta earlier this year. Instead, the refs are equipped with a chest-mounted camera device.

Check it out below:

Even if the UFC is over 20 years late to the ref cam game, better late than never. If UFC Vegas 107 is a preview of what’s ahead, brace for more heart-pounding, brutal POV finishes.

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