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
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Scott's back from vacation and finally scored the main event from Saturday, which had folks peeved about the split score for days. He and Dan dig into the contested rounds, why they were or weren't reasonable scores, and hopefully offer insight into why a fight like Strickland-Hermansson can be tricky to judge. Plus, the CSJ look ahead to UFC 271 that's (*gulp*) in Houston, with all the challenges the local judges tend to bring.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Scott and Dan look back on a non-UFC weekend of combat sports — both real and scripted — that featured Ryan Bader's successful heavyweight title defense at Bellator 273. The CSJ discuss a fifth round that had some believing Bader lost, plus yet another Benson Henderson split decision. Speaking of which, the boys squeeze in an Appeal Edition of Past Judgment that reexamines Bendo's split win over Gilbert Melendez in 2013.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Scott and Dan find themselves in disagreement more often than usual when breaking down one of the two UFC 270 title fights. Do they come to blows? Are any mothers insulted? No! But the CSJ debate the round winners nonetheless from a riveting pay-per-view to kick off 2022.
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
With a pair of championships up for grabs this weekend at UFC 270, Scott and Dan decided to revisit one of the greatest January title fights ever: Edgar-Maynard 2. The CSJ decided it was time to rescore it after two years and an explosion of knowledge and understanding of proper MMA scoring, so this is the classic's Appeal Edition. Did their scores change? Listen and find out.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
The UFC rung in 2022 with a ton of decisions but few contested rounds for Scott and Dan to debate. There were a few, as always, so the boys do their thing breaking them down. Plus, Scott offers a mea culpa over his score in the main event ... now identifies as a Casual.
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Once upon a time, Scott and Dan started a podcast about MMA judging and thought they knew what they were talking about. They didn't, and they spent the first several months scoring fights in dumb ways. The CSJ are schooled now, so they thought it was time to give a second look at some old Past Judgments, such as Triple C's upset of Mighty Mouse in 2018. Listen to this one ... not Episode 12, when the fight got its first Past Judgment treatment.