När de topprankade bantamviktarna Marlon Vera och Cory Sandhagen bokades in inför UFC on ESPN 43 så var det många som förväntade sig en mycket jämn huvudmatch!
”Chito” Vera hade bjudit på ett par våldsamma prestationer under sin vinstsvit på fyra raka och Sandhagen hade imponerat stort under sina senaste matcher, trots att han inte vunnit alla. Det topprankade bantamviktsmötet skulle dock inte bjuda på några galna fyrverkerier, utan publiken i San Antonio blev istället bjudna på en metodisk match där Sandhagen tidigt tog kontroll och Vera aldrig riktigt kom igång.
Men trots att Sandhagen dominerade merparten av matchen och landade många fler slag och nedtagningar än Vera så valde ändå en domare att ge vinsten till Vera, något som fick många UFC-fighters och MMA-profiler att reagera starkt!
Såhär såg domslutet ut från de tre poängdomarna (delat domslut: 47–48, 50–45, 49–46)
Bland dem som reagerade starkt finner vi flera nuvarande och dåvarande UFC-mästare. En av dem var den forne dubbelmästaren Henry Cejudo som ansåg att Sandhagen spöade upp Vera under fem ronder och sade att ”domarna får mig att bli illamående”.
Både UFC-veteranen Matt Brown och Lando Vannata ansåg att poängdomare Joel Ojeda borde avskedas:
– Sparka domaren omedelbart, skrev Lando Vannata på Twitter
– Den domaren som gav vinsten till Vera borde avskedas nästa morgon, skrev UFC-veteranen Matt Brown.
Ta en närmare titt på vad bland annat UFC-profilerna Islam Makhachev, Kamaru Usman och Belal Muhammad hade att säga om det kontroversiella domslutet:
I want to see the judge who gave chito 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) March 26, 2023
Kudos to Sandhagen for even being able to field post-fight questions after hearing a judge actually scored that for Chito. That had me dumbfounded for a solid five minutes.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 26, 2023
These judges make me sick 🤢. That was a 5 round beating! You owe me a Steak dinner @mwonsover I predict these deez tings!
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 26, 2023
48-47 Vera??? I love Chito as well but damn what was that judge watching smh 🤦🏿♂️ #UFCSanAntonio
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) March 26, 2023
Great job tonight by @corysandhagen I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him look this good. From start to finish and the adjustments to mix in the wrestling best performance he’s had over great fighter in Chito #UFCSanAntonio
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) March 26, 2023
Merab and Cory in this year
It’s will be enough for title shot— Umar Nurmagomedov (@UNmgdv) March 26, 2023
Kudos to @corysandhagen – give the kid a title shot!
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) March 26, 2023
Man bantamweight is so good
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 26, 2023
Interview that judge let’s just sit and ask him why
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 26, 2023
Amazing showing for the bantamweight division #UFCSanAntonio
— Cody Stamann (@CodyStamann) March 26, 2023
Versatile Intellect Battle Evaluation System #UFCSanAntonio
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) March 26, 2023
One of these days a fighter needs to sue one of these judges.
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) March 26, 2023
You the man @corysandhagen – Dominant performance. Overloaded him with options, made him miss and constantly pieced him up. Beautiful.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) March 26, 2023
Fire that judge immediately.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) March 26, 2023
The judge that gave that to Vera should be fired by morning
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 26, 2023
Corey vs Merab I’m here for it! Can’t get over that scorecard tho… If that doesn’t tell you judging needs fixed I don’t know why to tell you
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 26, 2023
48-47 is insane. #UFCSanAntonio – what an incredible performance from Sandhagen 🔥
— Jasmine Jasudavicius (@JasJasudavicius) March 26, 2023
That was rough…#UFCSanAntonio
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) March 26, 2023
Wow Cory looked incredible, great scrap smart game plan #UFCSanAntonio
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) March 26, 2023
Texas judges LOL
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) March 26, 2023
Texas judges are wild for that. Great fight for Cory
— Brandon (@brandonroyval) March 26, 2023
WTF 48-47 Vera ? Not suprised though these judges 🤦♂️
— Justin Tafa (@justin_tafa) March 26, 2023
Tough to beat Sandhagen in a dec like that #UFCSanAntonio #UFCFightNight
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) March 26, 2023
Who the fuck is that judge lol that’s insanity
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 26, 2023
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