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 Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
- Scott and Dan kept their focus on the UFC (mostly) and Bellator on a very busy combat sports Saturday. The CSJ break down the Contested Rounds, as usual, without too much controversy despite a split decision and a majority draw. Plus, point deductions galore! The boys discuss the bevy of penalized fouls from the UFC main card.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
UFC and Bellator seamlessly flowed one main card to the other Saturday. Before the transition, however, Scott and Dan were left with eight Contested Rounds to break down, including one from the terrible main event. The CSJ will break them all down, as well as debate a surprising 10-8 split in Bellator's headlining title fight that also served as one half of the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals.
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
The episode you've all been waiting for is here! Or, at least, the episode we told you would be a little delayed. With Dan back from Las Vegas, he and Scott can finally break down the four Contested Rounds from Saturday's fight card from, including the blood-spilling third round between Damon Jackson and Charles Rosa.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Judging talk takes a back seat to discussion surrounding the use of replay at the UFC Apex to rule Kyle Daukaus vs. Kevin Holland a no contest. Scott and Dan discuss the events that led up to the decision after a clash of heads changed the direction of the fight. The CSJ also take the time to break down since takeaways from last week's CSAC officials training. And, of course, the guys weigh in on the split rounds. Can't skip that!
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
What a beautiful collection of violence us fight fans were treated to on Saturday, with no higher spot than Round 3 of the main event between featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega. Scott and Dan welcome Ryan Frederick of Wrestling Observer and Fight Game Media to break down the six rounds in which the judges' disagreed in what was overall a strong night from the officials, who were faced with some high-difficulty rounds to assess.
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
With Dan being such a Nick Diaz fan, the CSJ just had to put a pair of his fights through the Past Judgment treatment ahead of his long-awaited return to the octagon on Saturday for UFC 266. That includes his first fight with Robbie Lawler, as the two will square off in a rematch 17 years in the making. Plus, Scott and Dan look ahead to that fight and the two championship bouts.