With Thanksgiving only a day away, there are several UFC fighters who should be a little more grateful this year.
You hear it time and time again: never leave the fight in the hands of the judges. Apparently that message hasn’t resonated with Diego Sanchez. Like Sanchez, there have been a number of fighters this year who have been the recipients of controversial split decisions and questionable stoppages.
Yoel Romero, Johny Hendricks and Rafael dos Anjos have seen their stock rise, albeit without some suspect referee work or judging. As the maddening cliche goes, no one is perfect, and there could be cases made advocating for both men in each bout.
For this particular ranking, stipulations (top-10 seeding, title implications) surrounding bouts will be taken into account, but so will the validity of the ruling itself. Before we make it to the five fortunate men, let’s take a look at a couple of honorable mentions.