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 Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Here on Couchside Judges, the hosts rarely find "bad scores." They did Saturday, for sure. But was it in the Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos fight that riled up many a fight fan and pundit? Listen to Scott and Dan to find out.
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
The heavyweight headliner gifted a first-round finish coming out of the holiday UFC break. Scott and Dan place their focus for this special Sunday episode on a pair of decisions (one split, one majority) and some 10-8/9 rounds before looking ahead to UFC 275.
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
A weekend free of major North American MMA gave Scott and Dan the chance dip back into Past Judgment for the first time in months. The Judges chose two fights: One blowout middleweight title fight and a hotly-contested split decision. How lopsided was Rich Franklin's win in the CSJ scoring format? Was Sanchez's win a "robbery"? Listen and watch the fights for yourself.
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Why the heck are folks so mad about Ketlen Vieira getting the split decision nod over Holy Holm? No, seriously, why the fuss? Scott and Dan don't know, but they do know a close fight when the see one. The boys break down the deciding third round to explain the scoring of a fight that probably should have been forgotten long before the social media conversation got fight fans all hot and bothered. That, plus a few other split decisions that, while also close, seemed to bother everyone much less.
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
A pair of split decisions — one UFC, one Bellator — anchor this week's episode. Scott and Dan examine Katlyn Chookagian's narrow win over Amanda Ribas in Vegas, as well as Logan Storley grinding out a snoozer decision against Michael Page in London — even if Dan can't stand Bellator.
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
The Couchside Judges hits a day later than usual, but the hosts make up for it with a terrific guest: Matthew Wells of MMA Junkie. No shortage of Contested Rounds for the three gents as UFC 274 featured a whopping 12 instances of judging disagreement. CSJ breaks them all down, including two from the worst championship fight in UFC history: Carla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas 2.