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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Mayra Bueno Silva says Stephanie Egger tapped leg at UFC on ESPN 40: ‘God sees everything’

LAS VEGAS – The referee had to double check whether or not Stephanie Egger tapped to Mayra Bueno Silva’s armbar at UFC on ESPN 40.

That’s because once Bueno Silva (9-2-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) latched onto Egger’s (7-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) arm just over one minute mark Round 1 on Saturday’s card at the UFC Apex, she felt a tap and decided to let go of the submission and signal to the ref that the fight was over.

Referee Chris Tognoni waved the fight off and asked for a replay. He polled the three cageside judges for help, and after at least one judge claimed he absolutely saw Egger tap, the result was made official. Egger protested the stoppage and denied tapping, but Bueno Silva is adamant she did.

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