Placing MMA judging under the microscope after each UFC event, The Couchside Judges examine all the rounds fight fans are debating at home. Hopefully, you’ll learn a thing or two along the way.
Episodes
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
A no-UFC weekend means a break from Contested Rounds to go along with the return of Past Judgment, the segment in which Scott and Dan revisit old fights and rescore them using their more liberal 10-8 and 10-7 definitions. This week's fight revisits the one-sided victory the great GSP scored against Dan Hardy in New Jersey 12 years ago — which also happens to be the first time Scott attended an MMA event in person. Just how big would have been St-Pierre's margin of victory under CSJ scoring? Watch the fight, then listen and see.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Leon Edwards' stunning head-kick KO to take the welterweight belt still has the CSJ processing it, and that includes multi-talented guest judge Dan Tom. With their bearings gathered, the trio look to contextualize where the moment ranks in the annals of the sport. Plus, five Contested Rounds to dissect from a solidly-judged UFC pay-per-view-card in Utah
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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Chito knocks out another lighter weight legend in the second straight uber-entertaining UFC Fight Night. With two split decisions, a majority decision and a majority draw, Scott and Dan have some solid Contested Rounds material. Listen to the CSJ weigh in after a very busy weekend for major-level MMA
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Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
The Couchside Judges has hit 200 episodes! Break out the cake and celebrate while listening to the criteria nerds break down the very few — but quite interesting — split rounds from Saturday, when all 10 UFC bouts ended inside the distance.
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Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
With the UFC in Texas, you had to know the CSJ would have plenty of fodder for the latest episode. And who better to join Scott and Dan this week than Jay Pettry of Sherdog, whom had just attended ABC referee and judge training as well. The trio breaks down 10 rounds from Dallas, with more than a few rating as head-scratchers.
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
At long last, The Couchside Judges put themselves through the ABC MMA judging and referee training courses. Scott and Dan share their takeaways from this crucial step in their respective officiating education journeys in the meatiest episode of CSJ yet. Plus, Scott shares the happenings fun the conference itself, including the approval of two new MMA rules.
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