UFC President Dana White was not on the Noche UFC occasion this previous Saturday, however as quickly as he came upon that a decide scored a spherical 10-8, he shortly grew to become very upset with the decide.
“I used to be on trip when this factor occurred and I used to be sitting at my home. After I came upon that one of many judges scored 10-8, I am like, this man ought to be f***ing investigated for this. This the is the craziest sh*t that I’ve ever seen in my life. As I began to speak to folks I suppose there was – There is a seminar tomorrow with the athletic fee on 10-8s so, hopefully they will get this cleared up.
“There’s a lot at stake in a title struggle. Extra than simply cash, present and win and pay-per-view and championships and legacies. You must have the most effective of the most effective in title fights.”
“In order that they’ve assured me that this man is not a foul man. He simply f***ed up and made a mistake, and it is unlucky. And there isn’t any means in hell that was a 10-8 spherical.”
Ought to Judges be held Accountable to Press or Fighters?
When Dana was requested if judges ought to be held accountable to reply to the press, he stated, “Yeah, sadly, that’s a part of the — and I get it why the athletic fee would not wish to put their guys out in entrance of the media and take care of the followers and all of the bullshit. However, you simply do not throw 10-8s round.”
“When there’s an absolute ass whooping and the struggle might be stopped at any second. And one fighter completely dominates from bell to bell. You possibly can rating it a 10-8…. A ten-8 is an absolute ass whooping, interval.”
When requested if a fighter, like Valentina Shevchenko, ought to have the ability to ask the judges why they rating a struggle like they do, Dana stated, “No, you are not going to see that. And it’s important to perceive too, and I am not defending something, these individuals are human. They make errors. However this one’s complete bullshit. For that to be a 10-8 spherical, there is no such thing as a excuse for that.”
Alexa Grasso held on to her ladies’s flyweight championship in a spit draw within the rematch with Valentina Shevchenko through the Noche UFC major occasion. Decide Mike Bell scored the ultimate spherical 10-8 making the struggle a break up draw. Had he scored it 10-9, Shevchenko would have received by a break up choice and received again the flyweight title.
