The outcome of the Paddy Pimblett versus Jared Gordon fight didn’t have the support of many UFC fans. Although the results came in favor of ‘The Baddy’, most of the audience stood in support of Gordon. In response to the bad judgment situation, the middleweight fighter Chris Curtis recently shared his idea on how to enable the judges to make better judgments. Curtis even put forth an elaborate description supporting his idea.
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The turmoil over the judge’s decision is, in fact, a work in eternal progress. Moreover, the issues with judgments have prevailed since the early days of UFC. While the world admits that it is not humanly possible to judge every single moment, they keep on demanding consistency.
Chris Curtis’s ideas for better judgment:
Chris Curtis recently shared a thread of tweets regarding the judgment of UFC matches. ‘The Action Man’ targeted Joe Rogan, Chael Sonnen, Luke Thomas, and Brett Okamoto. Curtis’s thoughts didn’t fail to catch the attention of fans.
To 5 times per round. These clicks will be used on moments that a judge would like to see again, as vantage points are not always clear or perhaps just needing a closer look at target sequences. The click will trigger up to five 5 second snapshot moments to be replayed at the
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) December 16, 2022
He initially wrote, “Soo I have an idea to help with the judging situation. Not only should every judge be equipped with a panel of monitors to observe the fight in multiple angles but I suggest implementing a simple button that can be clicked up To 5 times per round.”
End of a round. It gives judges a chance to assess key moments they may have missed or read incorrectly before turning in scores that impact an athlete's livelihood. Thoughts?
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) December 16, 2022
Furthermore, the middleweight fighter justified that those clicks would denote the moments that the judges would like to see again. The clicks would enable the judges to see up to five moments that could be replayed at the end of a given round. Moreover, it would give the judges a chance to revisit the missed moments to give a better judgment.
‘The Action Man’ further said, “It gives judges a chance to assess key moments they may have missed or read incorrectly before turning in scores that impact an athlete’s livelihood.” Finally, Curtis ended the thread by asking for thoughts.
Dana White responds to bad judgment accusations
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Although many stood in favor of Jared Gordon instead of Paddy Pimblett, the UFC president was persistent in his opinion. White said, “Don’t leave it in the hands of these judges!” Furthermore, Dana White also believed that it was the fighter’s call to finish a fight.
White said, “Don’t go out in the third round, think you won the first two rounds, and push a guy against the cage when you were doing great in the fight, anyway! You already were doing great in the fight. Go out and fight the third round.”
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