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NAC Director Comments On UFC 209 Main Event Judging

UFC 209 went down last night (Sat., March 4, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the main event featured a welterweight title rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson. Woodley ended up retaining his title via majority decision, but it was a controversial outcome at best, especially given the fact that

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Commenting on the decision, Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) director Bob Bennett implied that judges should be able to decide on a winner:

“If you’re a top-notch, A-plus judge, you should be able to discern through the scoring criteria who wins the fight, even if it’s razor thin,” Bennett said (Via MMAFighting). “Does a 10-10 round come up? Yes, but in the three years — almost three years — that I’ve been the executive director, we have not had a 10-10 round. And I think it’s incumbent upon the judges to be on top of their game and be able to pick a winner in that round. One effective strike or kick can determine who wins a round.”

The judge who scored the bout a draw was Sal D’Amato and he also scored the final round a 10-8 for Woodley, which Bennett didn’t agree with:

“The one judge that had it 10-8 — we went over it in the debriefing — and that 10-8 was unacceptable,” Bennett said. “Not that it would have affected the outcome of the fight, but just to share it with you. We strive to do the best we can, but we don’t always succeed and that judge should have scored that round 10-9.

“He just missed it and usually he’s spot on. But thank god it didn’t affect the overall outcome of the fight.”

Who did you score the fight for?

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Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson Full Fight Video Highlights

After a ‘Fight of the Night’-winning brawl at last November’s UFC 205, fans were expecting a repeat when Tyron Woodley met Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson once again in the main event of last night’s (Sat., March 4, 2017) UFC 209 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfortunately, they got none of that, as Woodley and Thompson

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Unfortunately, they got none of that, as Woodley and Thompson fought possibly the most cautious welterweight title fight in UFC history with Woodley taking home a highly controversial majority decision. It was yet another strange call from the judges after last year’s confusing majority draw that saw Woodley retain the belt.

The fighters have no one to blame but themselves, however, as it seemed Woodley had lost the majority of the early rounds by consistently backing up to the cage and looking to counter a pressuring but largely inactive Thompson. The champion secured a takedown and landed some subsequent ground and pound, but overall he spent the rest of the fight backing up and doing little. Thompson landed kicks but seemed to hit air with many of his punches as he also fought too cautiously, and the most significant moments of the fight came towards the end of the final round.

There, Woodley battered ‘Wonderboy’ with some huge power punches, folding him to the point it appeared the fight could be stopped. Thompson weathered the assault just as he had in the first meeting, but apparently it was enough to sway the judges’ favor. Watch the few highlights of the brutal main event bout right here:

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Tyron Woodley Blasts UFC For Making Him Rematch “Wonderboy” Over Diaz

Tyron Woodley will once again put his UFC welterweight title on the line against top contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, as the two are set to rematch in the main event of March 4’s UFC 209 from Las Vegas, Nevada. The two men first fought at UFC 205 last November, going back-and-forth for five rounds in

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While the rematch certainly makes sense, Woodley seemed to be more interested in ‘money fights’ with Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz rather than fighting Thompson again. In fact, Woodley thinks the UFC ‘missed’ an opportunity by not booking against Diaz at UFC 209:

“I think it’s a missed opportunity for the UFC to push someone that is a legend for the sport,” Woodley told MMAFighting.com. “An all-time top five welterweight, someone I saw a lot in Strikeforce and always, it was more of a respect thing that, I think someone who has done that much for the sport, it was getting to the point where the platform was higher than the paycheck, he probably should have been able to fight.”

Diaz hasn’t competed since 2015 when he lost a decision to Anderson Silva, although it was later changed to a no-contest after both men failed drug tests. The Stockton native tested positive for Marijuana metabolites, leading the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) to hand him a fine as well as an 18-month suspension. He is now clear to fight, however.

Despite Woodley’s interest in fighting Diaz, he will have to set his focus on “Wonderboy”, as the fight is a done deal. “The Chosen One” knew he would have to share the Octagon with Thompson again at some point, although he didn’t feel as if it needed to be an immediate rematch:

“It’s my goal to be the best welterweight ever,” Woodley said. “I always knew I’d have to fight him again, but I didn’t feel obligated to have to fight him next. Even if I had held out, or took another fight, or he fought somebody else, I knew I’d have to fight him again, he’s a high-level guy and he got here for a reason so he’d probably beat the other person to get here. So I knew i would fight him again but I didn’t feel I had to fight him next.”

While Diaz is certainly a big star and a fan favorite, although he hasn’t won a fight since 2011. Should the Stockton native have received a title shot upon his return, or did the UFC make the right call by booking Woodley-Thompson II?

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Wonderboy Campaigning For Woodley Rematch At UFC 209

Reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley retained his title at UFC 205 after him and No. 1-contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson went toe-to-toe for five rounds in a bout that ended in a majority draw. UFC President Dana White said in the aftermath of the bout that a rematch would take place, although nothing has been

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In fact, Woodley recently called out fan favorite Nick Diaz, although Thompson feels as if he’s the man deserving of the next shot:

“There was no winner to the fight, so let’s just say it didn’t even happen,” Thompson recently told MMAJunkie. I know he’s calling out other guys, but I know I’m the right guy to face him.”

Woodley recently expressed interest in fighting Diaz, who was recently cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), at UFC 209, an event that also works for “Wonderboy”:

“Tyron was saying right before he started calling out Nick that he has unfinished business with me,” he said. “My management company’s talking with the UFC. We’re hopefully looking at something probably in February or early March. That’s the plan. It would be cool to fight at UFC 209. That would be awesome for pay-per-view for both of us.”

Who would you rather see Woodley defend his title against next?

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Stephen Thompson Says Tyron Woodley Rematch Happening This Spring

Reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley faced a stiff test at Nov. 12’s UFC 205 when he met top contender Stephen Thompson, as the two went toe-to-toe in a five round war. The result, however, was a draw and Woodley retained his title, although a winner wasn’t technically declared. Because of the result, UFC President

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Because of the result, UFC President Dana White was quick to say that an immediate rematch would likely take place, and according to “Wonderboy”, that rematch could take place in either February or March:

“So from what we understand, it is going to happen (the rematch),” Thompson told BJPenn.com “We are just not really sure when it is going to be in February, or if it will take place in March. Of course I have some healing up to do. I have some lacerations on nose and my face and I’m a little bruised up. I banged up my feet a little bit. But other than that, I am healing up good and ready to get back in the gym and start training again. So yea, from what we understand the rematch is going to happen. We just are not yet sure when or where. But I talked to my management company and they have been in talks with the UFC and everybody is happy with it man.”

Despite the fight being tremendously close, Thompson feels as if he has a lot of improvements to make, and he plans to make these adjustments the second time around:

“You know as soon as me and my coaches got back from New York we watched the video and looked at the fight and saw a lot of things that we could have done better. So we are going to improve on that man and we (myself and Woodley) will be doing it again probably in February or March.”

While he wasn’t necessarily pleased with the way the first fight ended, “Wonderboy” seemed happy with the experience he had fighting at the UFC’s debut at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City:

“Man you know it was definitely a dream come true. To be able to fight in Madison Square Garden, one of the most prestigious venues in the world where so many legendary performers and athletes have performed, it was just amazing to be a part of that. Not only that, but it was really cool to be able to share the octagon with my brother in law Chris Weidman, which was also a big reason why I wanted to be a part of the card. Of course it did not turn out very well for the both of us, but we will definitely be better fighters when we step out there next time. But yea, it was just awesome man. Just to be able to fight for the title as well and fight one of the best guys in the welterweight division and go five 5-minute rounds was special. Of course it went to a draw and didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to, but it was very special regardless.”

How do you expect the rematch to play out?

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Bruce Buffer Addresses Confusion After Woodley-Thompson Bout

The co-main event of last weekend’s (Nov. 12, 2016) historic UFC 205 event from New York City turned out to be an instant classic, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson went back-and-forth for five rounds with Woodley’s welterweight title hanging in the balance. There was, however, some confusion after the bout. Longtime UFC announcer Bruce Buffer,

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Longtime UFC announcer Bruce Buffer, a man who very rarely if ever makes mistakes, announced the decision as a split-decision victory for “The Chosen One” when it was actually a draw. Woodley retained his title either way, but Buffer recently explained the situation in an interview with TMZ Sports:

“I’m the messenger. I don’t add up the scores, I don’t do that,” Buffer said. “But, at the same time, I actually learn more so than ever, if there was a question, I’m gonna bring it up at that point.”

Continuing on, “The Veteran Voice of The Octagon” admitted that he felt bad about the mistake, also thanking God that he didn’t announce “Wonderboy” as the winner:

“Thank God I didn’t announce Stephen Thompson as the winner, that would’ve been kind of a Steve Harvey moment.”

After the event, UFC President Dana said that a rematch between Woodley and Thompson would likely take place next, although a timetable for that match has yet to be determined.

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