Daniel Cormier, UFC commentator and former two-division champion, was on the commentary team when the judges handed a controversial split decision to Ketlen Vieira over Holly Holm despite many believing the later should have won. Similarly, Jun Yong Park won a split decision over Eryk Anders, and DC took to his YouTube channel to declare that some judges simply don’t know what they’re doing.
“In the Anders fight, Jun Yong Park was landing damaging strikes, he really was. When he would hit Eryk Anders you would see a reaction, you would see Anders’ head go back, you would see it take an effect on him, so I get it. But Anders was landing also, also he was controlling the clinch.
Daniel Cormier BLASTS Holm vs Vieira Judges
Guys, this is where I don’t really understand what I’m watching in terms of the fight. Anders fight, Holm fight, both had so much control time against the side of the octagon that I don’t know how they are losing the fight. I think probably the most famous instance in which that happened was Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal, the first fight. If there is no value in clinch control, then how did Kamaru win that fight so dominantly the first time he fought Masvidal?
And I’m not talking about dominant in terms in damage, I’m talking about across the scorecards, because very few judges scored the round for Jorge Masvidal outside of round one. What they did was give value and credit to Kamaru Usman for putting Masvidal in a position that he did not want to go to.”
DC also pointed out how that was where “the judging gets f***ed up”. “That is where I think the judging gets f***** up a little bit. Because Ketlen Vieira does not want to be against the side of the octagon being held by Holly Holm.
Regardless of what you think in terms of the damage, she doesn’t want to be there. If she had her choice, she’d have Holm up against the octagon or she’d be out in the center striking, but instead she’s controlled for more than 10 minutes. And I think Andre Pederneiras’ reactions show what he thought, or how he thought the fight was playing out. But once again it’s on the judges.
Once again they keep on making these mistakes, I would think? Or we just don’t know what the hell we’re watching.”
Sarcasm aside, do you agree with DC? Do you think Holly Holm earned a victory this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
