Another controversial call by the judges? The high-octane clash between Jan Blachowicz and Carlos Ulberg at UFC London ended in a storm of debate. Despite the Polish powerhouse seemingly outstriking the Kiwi in the closing rounds, Ulberg walked away with a unanimous decision victory. Dana White had even dubbed this showdown the most anticipated fight outside the main event, but the judges’ verdict left fans feeling shortchanged.

“I know, and I know you don’t want to talk about it, but it’s got to be Blachowicz. Of course, it has to be. I mean, it ends in a very violent way, doesn’t it? Yeah, it’s my favorite fight on the card. So, yeah, that’s my — that’s not an “if you don’t know” — because you should know. If you follow the sport, you should know that fight’s happening. But that is my favorite fight on the card,” said Dana White as he expressed that Blachowicz and Ulberg would be a looked-after fight at UFC London but what he might not have anticipated is the fact that the judges might hinder the progress of the match.

For three rounds, Blachowicz and Ulberg exchanged shots, each determined to catch the other. However, it proved to be a competition of equals. As the final bell rang, neither of them was confident about their victory. Ultimately, the judges scored the fight in Ulberg’s favor awarding him two of three rounds.

However, according to ‘Verdict MMA,’ Jan Blachowicz defeated Carlos Ulberg on the Verdict Scorecard. The second and third rounds were close, but Jan Blachowicz edged the fight. “Jan Blachowicz defeated Carlos Ulberg on the Verdict Scorecard. The second and third rounds were close, but Jan Blachowicz edged the fight.” Well, lets have a look at what the fans had to say.

Fans rip into judging at UFC London after Jan Blachowicz loses against Carlos Ulberg

Jan Blachowicz’s fights against Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira were also plagued by judging errors. Many within the community believe Blachowicz deserved the win against Ankalaev, but the fight was marred by controversial decisions. Looking at this a fan wrote, “Just another awful decision by the judges. Happens to Jan a lot.”

The Polish fighter controlled the momentum of the fight, landing 59 of 131 significant strikes, while Ulberg threw 75 of 157. However, Blachowicz’s punches were more accurate and precise. Despite this, the judges ruled the fight in Ulberg’s favor and a fan is certainly agitated, “Blachowicz was the aggressor. I didn’t see Ulberg do anything to win him 2 rounds. I’m not even convinced he won one round. Bad call.”  Furthermore, another fan expressed that the fight was, “Draw tbh.” Immediately after his victory, Ulberg called out to the UFC management for a title shot, “The longest win streak in the light heavyweight division so the only thing that’s left for me is a title shot and that’s all there is,” Ulberg claimed in his post-fight interview. However, a fan begs to differ, “Carlos isn’t a real title challenger, unimpressive.”

Moreover, another fan comes forward to give his insight into the match, “Blachowicz was pressing him the entire fight landing the cleaning more eye catching strikes all while Ulberg just pranced around the ring in a fugue stat, how could you score that for Ulberg.”

Last but not the least, a social media user believes that Ulberg (34) was awarded the victory due to the fact that he is much younger than Blachowicz (42),“I they gave it to Ulberg cause his younger and a new story for the lhw”

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