Robbery? Vieira blames Holm’s ‘antigame’ for controversial split decision

Simply because UFC Vegas 55’s major occasion final evening (Sat., Might 21, 2022) between Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira was a largely boring affair, it doesn’t imply we are able to’t get excited a couple of good quaint judging controversy!

Holm vs. Vieira capped off an evening of fairly thrilling fights in a relatively boring method, with Holm spending giant parts of the battle wall n’ stalling Vieira. That technique didn’t appear to impress the judges, who handed the win to Vieira by way of cut up choice. It was as shut as might be: two judges gave her the battle 48-47, whereas one gave it to Holm 48-47 (watch highlights here).

However, in Vieira’s opinion, she earned the win as a result of she was really preventing, versus Holm who was making an attempt to not battle.

“I believe she was doing extra of an ‘antigame’ … we use that time period for soccer,” Vieira stated in Portuguese by way of her translator on the post-fight press conference. “That’s what she was doing, she was principally making an attempt to neutralize me. She was simply urgent me in opposition to the cage, however nothing was taking place. She simply wished me to cease preventing and I believe that the judges really noticed that.”

Whereas Holm actually managed the clinches and did an excellent job of pushing Vieira up in opposition to the cage, Vieira landed the extra damaging pictures when the 2 exchanged at distance. She appeared to wobble Holm a number of instances, and caught “The Preacher’s Daughter” in an especially tight rear-naked choke within the second spherical, which appeared like a battle finisher.

In reality, Vieira semi-accused Holm of ghost-tapping her method out of that state of affairs.

“I felt fairly good about that, and I assumed that she really was doing a light-weight faucet,” Vieira stated. “I noticed the ref are available shut and once I appeared over to see him coming shut that’s once I suppose she took the chance as a result of I appeared away from what was occurring and he or she escaped me. However, God’s plans, they’ll’t be denied.”

Divine intervention will surely clarify to state of affairs to many followers who felt like Holm was robbed.

What do you suppose, Maniacs — was Holm robbed? Or, does management and pitter patter not rating when your opponent is touchdown a number of more durable pictures proper to the face?

For full UFC Vegas 55: “Holm vs. Vieira” outcomes and play-by-play, click on HERE.