Dan Miragliotta was born on August 30,1963 and is a professional mixed martial arts referee, judge and former actor from the United States best known for officiating numerous bouts promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, dating back to UFC 78.
20 Facts About Dan Miragliotta
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Dan Miragliotta was credited as one the best referees in MMA, as well as one of the most recognizable and active referees on the promotion in both 2022 and 2023.
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Dan Miragliotta started training Shito-ryu karate at 14 years of age to recover from a surfing accident that caused two Vertebrae in his back to break.
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Dan Miragliotta is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt under Renzo Gracie.
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Dan Miragliotta did stunts for the 2014 film Noah and acted as an extra in the 2015 film Tracers.
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Dan Miragliotta acted as an extra in the TV series Daredevil and Person of Interest, both roles were uncredited.
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Dan Miragliotta is set to star as himself in the upcoming film Memoirs from the Streets of New York.
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Dan Miragliotta began his career as an MMA referee in US Vale Tudo, a promotion based in Virginia, and would then go on to run his own MMA events in New Jersey, occupying the roles of promoter, organizer and referee.
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Dan Miragliotta would have his first appearance in the promotion on UFC 78: Validation, where he would referee five fights, including the main event: Rashad Evans vs Michael Bisping.
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Dan Miragliotta has participated in many importants events in these promotions, most notably Bellator 180 and Bellator 214.
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Thompson would go on to take four more headshots before Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight, 38 seconds into the round, although Thompson was still standing up and moving.
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Dan Miragliotta would go on to defend his stoppage by claiming that his stoppage was not due to the blood, although it was "one of the most disgusting things I've seen in a fight".
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In 2011, Dan Miragliotta admitted the only call he ever made he was regretful of was the highly criticized stoppage of the fight between Brandon Vera and Fabricio Werdum, on UFC 85.
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Late into the first round, Werdum mounted Vera and began punching him, Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight with twenty seconds left in the round.
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However, before this, Dan Miragliotta would deduct a point from him because of "unsportsmanlike conduct" after he insulted his opponent.
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Shortly after the bout resumed, Rothwell would overwhelm Struve and Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight when Struve crumpled to the canvas with three seconds left on the round.
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However, Struve would later defend Dan Miragliotta, declaring that the referee was just trying to allow him to make a good decision.
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The next time Dan Miragliotta would become target of heavy criticism would involve him as a judge rather than a referee and would take place in UFC on ESPN 43.
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Finally, UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis has gone as far as to claim that he suspects Dan Miragliotta is part of a conspiracy against him.
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Outside of mixed martial arts, Dan Miragliotta has acted as a referee in bare-knuckle boxing for BKFC and kickboxing for Gut Check Promotions.