Welcome to “Judges Gonna Choose,” the place our MMA Junkie workers panel revisits probably the most controversial determination that occurred over the weekend.
This week, we take a more in-depth take a look at Ji Yeon Kim vs. Priscila Cachoeira, a important card bout at UFC Fight Night 202 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
This Fight of the Night affair was a wild back-and-forth battle by which each fighters have been bloodied and wobbled all through. When it was all stated and accomplished, Kim walked away with extra strikes landed, however all three judges scored the battle the very same method for Cachoeira. Mike Bell, Sal D’Amato and Adalaide Byrd turned in equivalent scores of 29-28, with every scoring the primary and third rounds for Cachoeira, whereas seeing the second spherical for Kim.
In accordance with stat totals, Kim landed 171 strikes to Cachoeira’s 102, who was additionally credited with a accomplished takedown. When the official scores have been learn, there was an instantaneous backlash from many on social media who thought Kim did sufficient to win the battle.
Was this a theft or did the official judges get it proper?
MMA Junkie’s Matthew Wells, Farah Hannoun and Dan Tom placed on their judging hats and break the battle down spherical by spherical.
