UFC referees say they should never score fights again after “stupid” decision

UFC star Dan Hooker criticized judges Mike Bell, Sal D’Amato and Adalaide Byrd after Prisila Cachoeira was handed a controversial unanimous decision victory over Ji Yeon Kim

Loading video

Video not available

The video will automatically play soon8Cancel

Start playing

Conor McGregor: Who will he fight next?

UFC star Dan Hooker attacked the three judges who scored Priscila Cachoeira’s controversial win over Ji Yeon Kim, claiming they shouldn’t score anymore.

Cachoeira defeated Kim in a controversial fight in ‘Fight Of The Night’ on the dominant UFC Vegas 49 hand in a three-round fight.

The Brazilian was awarded the nod despite taking significantly fewer hits as fans expressed displeasure.

Hooker was outspoken about the unanimous decision of judges Mike Bell, Sal D’Amato and Adalaide Byrd, and believes they should be held accountable.

“At that point, it wasn’t even bullying, yeah, you can’t say to me like ‘Oh, they’re being abused,'” Hooker said. The AllStar.

“Now if they really are a fool, science has proven that they are a fool, as now we have proof that this judge is a fool and that he is not. should judge the fights.

“Now it’s not abuse, now it’s negligence from the committee. Now the committee is deliberately keeping an eye on the fact that there is only one idiot in the judge’s seat. Everyone must be held accountable for your actions, you really have to take responsibility.Where are these people?

“When the referee starts, they can come out and defend themselves or you can see them on social media. The referees don’t have to, I don’t know their names. You can’t point them out. go and be like ‘hey dickhead’ and confront them about it.

“They’re idiots but now I’m told I’ll never win a decision for the rest of my life. They should use the judging criteria of the sport they have to do. , these answers should be written in the bottom of your eyes.”

Boxers Cody Garbrandt and Belal Muhammed expressed interest in the slug festival, but many others condemned the final score.

Her win was scored unanimously with all three judges scoring the 29-28 section in favor of the Brazilian, with Kim hitting 171 hits to Cachoeira’s 102, and her opponent being recognized as a winner. official knockdown.

How would you rate the contest between Ji Yeon Kim and Priscila Cachoeira? Let us know in comment section below

It is understandable that Kim was devastated by the narrow defeat and it is clear that she suffered much less damage in the fight.

Cachoeira’s face was bruised and bruised after the altercation as the pair reunited and posted an image on social media.

Substantial hits were also significant when Kim landed 160 against her opponent, who landed only 77 even though she raised her hand.

Hooker will next compete at UFC London, where he will face Arnold Allen in featherweight in a bronze match at 02 Arena.

Allen is ranked tenth in the table and a win for Hooker would be a significant win for the New Zealander, who is looking to get back into the title race.