J. Allan (left) was defeated by R. Dolidze (right) in the UFC Las Vegas 16, in the judges' split decision. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In addition to the problems related to the coronavirus pandemic, Ultimate had to live with some inexplicable errors by judges in some events. Last weekend, at UFC Las Vegas 16, Chris Lee – one of the three judges of the night – was marked by scoring the confrontation between John allan e Roman Dolidze for Brazilian. Although the duel was tough, the Georgian dominated most of the actions and was superior to the Paraná native. At the press conference after the show, the company's president, Dana White, harshly criticized Lee.
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“I don’t know how a guy could have scored that fight like that. I know a teacher from Massachusetts, who I grew up with, and was watching the fights. A 51-year-old woman who went to kindergarten with me sent me a message saying: 'I don't know anything about fights, but who scored that fight?'. I swear to God, it's true. It’s scary in that way,” said the agent.
With the mistake in last weekend's fight, when he scored 29 to 28 for the Brazilian, Chris made his second gross mistake in less than a month. On the 14th, the judge also drew attention when he understood that Paul felder He emerged victorious in the confrontation against Rafael do Anjos. At the time, still in the octagon, Felder himself appeared indignant and even embarrassed by the situation, as he ended up dominated by the Niteroi native for almost 25 minutes.
With that in mind, White did not spare Lee and suggested that there be more responsibility in the selection of jurors. It is worth mentioning that the professionals are selected by a commission, and have no relationship with the UFC.
"It is not good. It's something the commission needs to keep on top of. They need to exclude people who make misinterpretations. They’re going to really fuck up someone’s life,” concluded Dana.
Although Chris was wrong in his position regarding the confrontation between Allan and Dolidze, the other two judges were in the majority and were essential to the Georgian's victory. With the result, John continued without winning in Ultimate, with two appearances.
See the scorecard released by the UFC
J. Allan x R. Dolidze scorecard. Photo: Reproduction
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