Episodes
Monday Mar 11, 2024
E283 - UFC 299: Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera 2
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
One of the deepest cards in UFC history came and went a full five weeks before the milestone UFC 300 threatens to top it. Fortunately for everyone, UFC 299 came and went without much in the way of judging uproar ... but just enough Contested Rounds for Scott and Dan to sink their teeth into. The officials were mostly on the money, but a split decision in the curtain jerker and an 8/9 split to cap Sean O'Malley's impressive decision win in his rematch with Marlon Vera bookended the night. Please allow the CSJ to dig into those scores for your edutainment.
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Monday Mar 04, 2024
E282 - UFC Vegas 87: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Heavyweights .... why did it have to be heavyweights? Scott and Dan ask themselves versions of this question every time there's a non-title heavyweight headliner. Happened both before and after the latest obligatory UFC Apex-staged event, when Jairzinho Rozenstruik fought blandly for four rounds before a merciful stoppage after the fourth — but not before the judges were split on a pair of those rounds. Ugh!
Good news: The CSJ had a heaping helping of that sweet, sweet 10-8 vs. 10-9 debate to discuss on this week's episode, once they were done griping over those bothersome bigguns.
Monday Feb 26, 2024
E281 - PFL vs. Bellator / UFC Mexico: Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
No time for Scott and Dan's shenanigans this week with 16 — SIXTEEN! — Contested Rounds coming from the first two-event weekend of the major MMA calendar for 2024. Most of that came from Mexico City, where just about every fight from the night's UFC event had something to revisit on CSJ. Buckle in for five split decisions across two continents, including the rare alternative decision.
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Monday Feb 19, 2024
E280 - UFC 298: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
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The UFC champions list officially had turned over in full in just 18 months, now that Ilia Topuria usurped Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. A smattering of Contested Rounds preceded the main event, and Scott and Dan have some debate about a few particularly intriguing rounds, as well as a disparate split decision from Ian Machado Garry's win over Geoff Neal.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
E279 - UFC Vegas 86: Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Another week of warehouse fights with UFC branding on them means, yep, Scott and Dan will sift through those Contested Rounds they can't get enough of. Two split decisions and a deceptive, unanimous 29-28 make up the bulk of this week's judging analysis.
Much more intriguing is a very unique development for Dan: A Couchside Judge served as real, in-the-flesh shadow judge over the weekend at Cage Fury FC in Pennsylvania. Dan The Man has plenty to share about the revelatory experience, so tune in for that ... even if generic UFC content doesn't tickle your fancy.
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Monday Feb 05, 2024
E278 - UFC Vegas 85: Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
A big week outside the cage — and a smaller one inside it — dominate the discussion this week. Scott and Dan break down what the two rules passed this week in committee would mean if enacted at the ABC conference this summer. One of those directly leads into the latest generic UFC Vegas main event, which incidentally gave us three of this weekend's four Contested Rounds.
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