

Priscila Cachoeira and Ji Yeon Kim delivered a stunning fight on the main card of UFC Vegas 49. After three rounds of a gruesome war, ‘Zombie Girl’ had done enough, and the judges scored all three rounds in her favor.
Unfortunately, the judges’ decision didn’t convince the UFC community. And UFC judge Sal D’Amato took all the heat from the fans. Furthermore, this is not the first time Sal D’Amato has been held accountable for wrong scores.
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Earlier at UFC Vegas 47, D’Amato received backlash from the fans for scoring three out of five rounds in the favor of Jack ‘Joker’ Hermansson. Whereas Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland dominated the majority of the rounds.
Bullshit judges#UFCVegas49 pic.twitter.com/PEWe18oMZk
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) February 27, 2022
Similarly, at UFC Vegas 49, even though Kim looked pretty dominant in the third round, D’Amato gave the third round to the Brazilian. Meanwhile, the other two judges all scored the third round in Cachoeira’s favor.
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This agitated the fans, and many quickly took to social media to express their frustration over wrong scoring by UFC judges. Here are a few reactions to the scorecard.
MMA fans roast Sal D’Amato on Twitter
Previously, many UFC fighters, including heavyweight Chris Daukaus, took a jibe at Sal D’Amato for his wrong scoring at UFC Vegas 47. However, the latter is at the gunpoint again after UFC Vegas 49.
Although Cachoeira looked better than Kim in the first two rounds, the latter clearly had the Brazilian in the third round, according to many fans. However, D’Amato’s scores shocked many fight fans.
“Also who the f*ck let sal back.” an agitated fan wrote in the comments.
Also who the fuck let sal back
— ssbstslurkin (@ssbstslurkin) February 27, 2022
“We know who they all had money on. Wouldn’t be Sal’s first time looking obvious like he bets on fights he judges.” Another user wrote while taking a jibe at the judge.
We know who they all had money on. Wouldn’t be Sal’s first time looking obvious like he bets on fights he judges.
— DerrickTheAllAmericanLewis (@DerrickWrestles) February 27, 2022
“Serious question, how does one become a judge? Seeing incompetence on the highest level makes me want to get certified to judge or ref.” One user chimed in to be the judge after numerous wrong decisions.
Serious question, how does one become a judge? Seeing incompetence on the highest level makes me want to get certified to judge or ref
— FIGHT HIVE (@FightHiveYT) February 27, 2022
“Always sal d’tomato f*cking up my bets man how that idiot still has a job is a mystery to me.” Looks like someone lost his money in the fight.
Always sal d'tomato fucking up my bets man 😶 how that idiot still has a job is a mystery to me
— onewheeldyl (@onewheeldyl) February 27, 2022
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“sal should be put in a ufc fight as punishment for his sh*tty judging.” Another user suggested a savage punishment for the judge.
sal should be put in a ufc fight as punishment for his shitty judging
— blake (@blake82933180) February 27, 2022
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What are your thoughts on the fight? Do you think the scoring was right? Let us know in the comments below.
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