Serhiy Sidey was blissful to stroll away from UFC Edmonton with a victory, though he didn’t assume he was going to when the ultimate horn sounded.
Sidey confronted Garrett Armfield in a preliminary bantamweight bout on Saturday’s Combat Night time card at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada. After three rounds, Sidey was awarded the break up determination win, which a lot of the MMA neighborhood didn’t agree with.
Shut struggle however I felt Armfield took RDs 1&3. One more reason why judges ought to clarify their ruling in order that us fighters and coaches can assess the fights in actual time to assist us make choices to probably win again the RD or end the struggle.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 2, 2024
Ain’t no means bruh lmfao I’m mad for armfield
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) November 2, 2024
Wow. These judges proceed to screw guys!
— Michael Johnson (@Menace155) November 2, 2024
“That was a really shut struggle,” Sidey mentioned in his post-fight scrum. “First two rounds, very shut, I would’ve edged these out. Misplaced that third spherical. When the judges have been scoring the scorecards, personally, I assumed I misplaced. I’ll be sincere.
“I’ve acquired to re-watch that struggle. I do know I harm him dangerous within the first two rounds, had some very shut submissions, I acquired a break up determination win at this time.”
Armfield, as anticipated, wasn’t thrilled with the 2 judges that scored it for Sidey, going as far to joke in a since-deleted tweet that somebody ought to “examine these judges” and tagging UFC CEO Dana White and Donald Trump. He later made it clear that he wasn’t severe.
Simply to make clear, I don’t truly assume the judges must be investigated @BloodyElbow
Break up choices are aside of the game and you aren’t going to be on the “proper” finish each time.
I used to be trying to be humorous after the struggle ended that means.— Garrett Armfield (@Armfield135) November 3, 2024
Regardless of the controversy, Sidey formally has a UFC victory on his résumé. After incomes a contract on Dana White’s Contender Sequence with a controversial knockout win towards Ramon Taveras, the UFC rebooked the pairing at UFC 297, and Taveras earned a break up determination victory.
For Sidey, he’ll chalk off Saturday’s struggle with Armfield as a win and a whole lot of worthwhile classes realized sharing the cage with somebody he respects.
“Garrett got here out and that was the toughest struggle I’ve ever had, I believe,” Sidey mentioned. “He combined up his wrestling rather well and good boxing, the strongest 135er I’ve ever fought, for positive. That dude had some loopy power.
“A number of issues I can be taught from this struggle. I wish to come again stronger.”
