At UFC 310 on Saturday, prime heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov fought to an especially shut break up determination, with the Frenchman barely edging on the judges scorecard.
Heading into his UFC 310 battle towards Ciryl Gane, Alexander Volkov was driving a 4 battle win streak and a win over ‘Bon Gamin’ would’ve put him into title competition at heavyweight.
Despite that, after an in depth three rounds, the judges gave the choice to the previous interim champion, Gane, which even he wasn’t too happy about as he stormed out of the Octagon shortly after his battle earlier than returning and claiming he suffered damaged toes.
Dana White reveals the dialog he had with the fee concerning the determination
The judging of UFC fights continues to be a difficulty every week, nonetheless, it’s sadly out of the promotions fingers as it’s the fee who’s liable for the judges they make use of.
However, following the massive battle at heavyweight, UFC CEO Dana White determined to try to get solutions from the fee concerning how they got here to their controversial scoring of the battle.
“So right here’s what occurred after that battle, you heard the boo’s, I went over to Volkov, I apologised to him, I assumed he received the battle,” he started to elucidate on the UFC 310 post-fight press convention.
“And then the pinnacle of the fee came visiting and mentioned, ‘Listen, we really feel like that second spherical was actually shut and will’ve gone both manner each guys bought rocked’, I can’t bear in mind which (fighter) they thought had the worst of it within the second spherical however, you already know.
“They had been making the argument on why the battle was judged the best way it was, I had an issue with the (Bryan) Battle battle too. It doesn’t f*cking matter what I feel, it actually doesn’t as a result of on the finish of the day, they resolve who wins and loses, not us,” White continued.
Bryan Battle picked up a choice win over Randy Brown after lacking weight by 4lbs on Friday, which White and a big majority of the fanbase additionally deemed as a controversial determination.
Alexander Volkov reacts to the judges scorecards following his loss
After his win streak took a success due to the controversial determination, Volkov has shared his response to the scorecards on-line, having been left completely livid.
“I’m simply certain that I received the battle… I’m assured that I received… I don’t know what might be completed about it backstage I used to be approached by UFC bosses, the principle boss too, everybody thinks it was a incorrect determination, actually I don’t know what might be completed now,” Volkov mentioned in a submit on social media.
“100% I received that battle. What had been the judges ? Who had been the judges? That I don’t know,” he continued.
However, Volkov then discovered that one of many judges of his battle was Adalaide Byrd, a choose who had constant controversial involvement in boxing judging, earlier than stepping down in her position.
“I don’t know if she works on her judging expertise, or she simply typically comes to observe the fights as a result of she likes it, and provides the victory wherever she likes. Maybe she appreciated Ciryl Gane’s physique extra,” Volkov mentioned within the post-fight press convention.
Both Byrd and Junichiro Kamijo scored rounds one and two in favour of the Frenchman, giving the Russian heavyweight the ultimate spherical. Eric Colon was of a differing opinion and seemingly in settlement with White and Volkov, scoring ‘Drago’ rounds two and three.
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