Den svenska MMA-stjärnan Ilir Latifi lyckades inte ta hem segern i sin tungviktsdebut i UFC mot topprankade Derrick Lewis. Efter tre ronder valde domarna att ge den enhälliga domslutssegern till ”The Black Beast” Lewis med siffrorna 29–28, och därmed kan Latifis UFC-kontrakt vara i limbo då han nu har förlorat tre matcher i rad.
Dock var matchen, precis som resten av UFC 247, inte utan kontrovers.
HETAST JUST NU
De svenska fansen tyckte att Latifi gjort tillräckligt för att ta hem segern, medan endast en av tretton MMA-sidor höll med:
Ilir Latifi förlorar toppfighten – experten rasar: ”Borde skämmas”
Även på Twitter var folk osams om vem som borde ha vunnit. Här kan du läsa ett urval från MMA-profiler som delade med sig av sina tankar kring UFC 247-matchen mellan Lewis och Latifi.
Latifi is INSANELY strong 😳 #UFC247 pic.twitter.com/famZhS3nYx
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) February 9, 2020
265lb beast of a human flying through the air fixin to knock a MF out….. oh hell naww 😳😳#UFC247 https://t.co/Xvudp5gKfl
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) February 9, 2020
Ilir Latifi's gameplan so far. #ufc247 pic.twitter.com/xdKNdeMAYo
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) February 9, 2020
Latifi got a chin! 👊🏾💪🏾 #UFC247
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) February 9, 2020
I feel like someone is getting knocked out
— @randamma (@randamma) February 9, 2020
Daaamn! Latifi just tossed Lewis like nothing
— @randamma (@randamma) February 9, 2020
Lewis waited too long to turn the switch imo but who knows what the judges are looking for
— @randamma (@randamma) February 9, 2020
If they were looking for damage then yes Lewis won
— @randamma (@randamma) February 9, 2020
Aljamain Sterling reagerade starkt på Dominick Cruz kommentarer där han bland annat sade att domarna ”borde skämmas” efter domslutet.
Mannn Cruz needs to chill TF out with that statement. 3 TDs with ZERO damage. Idc who it is, if you take someone down and do nothing on top, and the other guy lands more significant shots on the feet, he “should” win, pending how much ground control time he has IMHO#UFC247
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 9, 2020
I love how the black beast goes for the finish towards the end of a fight. He did here and the same thing against Volkov.
— michael (@bisping) February 9, 2020
Right decision. But respect to Latifi for having the balls (hot or cold) to take on Lewis.
— michael (@bisping) February 9, 2020
I Agree with Cruz. Glad The beast won but these judges tonight should be fired.
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) February 9, 2020