Doug Crosby Suggests Judging Controversy Might Be “Unavoidable”

Longtime mixed martial arts judge Doug Crosby has reacted after coming under fire for some controversial scorecards at recent events. While the debate surrounding the scoring criteria has long been an ever-present in the sport, it’s reached fever…

Longtime mixed martial arts judge Doug Crosby has reacted after coming under fire for some controversial scorecards at recent events. While the debate surrounding the scoring criteria has long been an ever-present in the sport, it’s reached fever-pitch this month following a number of widely disputed decisions and individual scores. Although the split-draw conclusion to…

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MMA Official With UFC History Charged With Child Sexual Assault

A Texas-based MMA official who has judged multiple UFC fights has been charged with two felonies related to child sex offenses. 49-year-old Robert Alexander, whose experience in mixed martial arts officiating includes work with Bellator, LFA, and the U…

A Texas-based MMA official who has judged multiple UFC fights has been charged with two felonies related to child sex offenses. 49-year-old Robert Alexander, whose experience in mixed martial arts officiating includes work with Bellator, LFA, and the UFC was arrested on October 14 and charged with aggravated sexual assault with a child and sexual…

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Referees, Judges Assigned for Jones vs. Gustafsson, Cyborg vs. Nunes at UFC 232

The referees and judges have been selected for the two title fights that will headline UFC 232 in Las Vegas on Dec. 29. The main event will see Jon Jones return from more than a year away as he looks to recapture the light heavyweight title when he fac…

The referees and judges have been selected for the two title fights that will headline UFC 232 in Las Vegas on Dec. 29. The main event will see Jon Jones return from more than a year away as he looks to recapture the light heavyweight title when he faces Alexander Gustafsson to crown a new […]

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Hendricks vs. Lawler 2: Why Bigg Rigg Got Robbed by Judges

Mixed martial arts has seen its number of controversial decisions. Just like with other sports, there are moments where fans and media alike are left to ask: What just happened? The end of UFC 181 should be added to a long list of perplexing moments. Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks lost his welterweight title to Robbie […]

Mixed martial arts has seen its number of controversial decisions. Just like with other sports, there are moments where fans and media alike are left to ask: What just happened? The end of UFC 181 should be added to a long list of perplexing moments. Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks lost his welterweight title to Robbie […]

Marcus Brimage Talks Kangaroo Fights, Calls for Judges to ‘Kill Themselves’

Marcus Brimage won’t allow his Nov. 8 UFC Fight Night 55 bout against Jumabieke Tuerxun to go the distance.  That simply cannot happen, not after what happened in his most recent fight, a split-decision loss to Russell Doane at UFC 175. In that matchup, Brimage said he felt he clearly won Round 2 and took […]

Marcus Brimage won’t allow his Nov. 8 UFC Fight Night 55 bout against Jumabieke Tuerxun to go the distance.  That simply cannot happen, not after what happened in his most recent fight, a split-decision loss to Russell Doane at UFC 175. In that matchup, Brimage said he felt he clearly won Round 2 and took […]

Judging the Judges: Did Sara McMann Beat Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night 47?

Lauren Murphy hit Sara McMann a whopping 193 times Saturday night in Bangor, Maine, banging her about the head over and over again over the course of 15 minutes. McMann, in return, scored less than one-third as many blows, with a relatively paltry 64 punches landing cleanly on her opponent. On paper, with just those […]

Lauren Murphy hit Sara McMann a whopping 193 times Saturday night in Bangor, Maine, banging her about the head over and over again over the course of 15 minutes. McMann, in return, scored less than one-third as many blows, with a relatively paltry 64 punches landing cleanly on her opponent. On paper, with just those […]