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HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 05: UFC President Dana White looks on during the UFC 265 press conference at at Toyota Center on August 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 05: UFC President Dana White looks on during the UFC 265 press conference at at Toyota Center on August 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)
Callum Walsh recently squared off against Ismael Villarreal inside the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York. Since Walsh is a rising prospect who remains undefeated in the sport, several well-known figures from the world of entertainment and combat sports, attended the mentioned event. Among others, ahead of the highly anticipated UFC 295 where Jiří Procházka will take on Alex Pereira, and following UFC and WWE getting merged into one company, the CEO of WWE and President of UFC witnessed Walsh vs. Ismael live.
Given a brief clip, one can see that WWE’s CEO and UFC’s president enjoyed the fight. However, after Walsh won the contest a certain section felt the decision was controversial. But, several fans loudly objected to it.
The boxing world fights for Callum Walsh as Dana White and Nick Khan attend fight inside MSG
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After UFC and WWE were merged into one company – TKO, Dana White and Nick Khan have frequently hung out. And ahead of UFC 295, it seems Khan and White wanted to relax by watching a boxing event in New York. Likewise, the CEO of WWE and President of UFC came to enjoy Walsh vs. Ismael. While Khan was accompanied by Triple H, White had UFC’s Chief Business Officer Hunter Cambell with him. And after the decision of the fight was announced, the entities lauded Walsh’s latest win.
According to one fan, it is insane that the mentioned figures witnessed the fight. Likewise, they said, “Holy s**t, Khan, Triple H, Hunter and Dana, all watching that’s nuts.”
Holy shit, Khan, Triple H, Hunter and Dana all watching that's nuts
— Mvcintosh (@mvcintosh1) November 10, 2023
Meanwhile, one felt Dana was not “overjoyed with that performance” by Walsh.
Dana doesn’t look overjoyed with that performance and why would he be
— Mickey Lynch (@MickLynchWriter) November 10, 2023
However, speaking about the scorecard, one thought it was “incredibly generous.”
Two of the scorecard were incredibly generous.
— Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) November 10, 2023
Similarly, one declared the result was not controversial.
I don’t think it’s controversial. 2 scores but wide but 96-93 seems reasonable
— Vladimir Lik (@VladimirLik) November 10, 2023
According to another, although the result was “wide,” Callum justifiably “won it.”
Wide but Callum won it, it’s just bad judging really
— 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹🩸 (@DaredevilMMA) November 10, 2023
Finally, one said Walsh “clearly won” the fight.
What exactly was controversial about it? He clearly won the fight
— Darren O Donoghue (@DarrenODxx) November 10, 2023
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Well, since there is a discussion about the scorecard, it is reasonable that we take a look at it.
How did the judges score Walsh vs. Ismael?
The bout was scheduled for 10 rounds and Walsh won the same via UD. Given their performances, all three judges scored the bout in Walsh’s favor. While both Max DeLuca and Glenn Feldman scored the contest 97-92, Eric Marlinski scored the bout 96-93. Although a certain section questioned the decision, one must admit that the judges certainly saw something that led them to crown Walsh with the win.
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Anyway, given the fact that White, Khan and Triple H admired Walsh’s win, it is certain that Callum would be happy. However, what did you think of the fight? In addition, what do you make of White and Khan’s reactions? Let us know in the comments below.
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