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
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
It's about time Scott and Dan looked back at one of Bellator's best fights, the Chandler-Alvarez rematch from 2013. The Couchside Judges rescore the fight with their patented (not literally) scoring system, and one of them ended up with a different result. Watch the fight and give the show a listen.
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Surprise, surprise, Dustin Poirier sparkled like a Diamond in his second-round TKO victory over Conor McGregor (after a challenging first round, that is). Scott and Dan have plenty to say about them and the lightweight division, plus a bit on the few disputed rounds from what was overall a smooth night from the judges at Fight Island.
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Wednesday morning UFC is a thing now. And with so many of the 14 bouts going the distance, or at least past the first round, there were bound to be some split rounds. Scott and Dan go over ‘em all and look ahead to Saturday’s pay-per-view.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Has there ever been a more impressive, lopsided, full-five-round beating in the UFC than Max Holloway inflicted upon Calvin Kattar? Scott and Dan discuss that, the fallout from the fight, plus a pair of split decisions on the prelims — one of which saw split scores in all three rounds.
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
A day before the UFC returns to Fight Island, LFA is back in Kansas for the return of open scoring after its 2020 debut. Scott and Dan dish on why the innovation is great for fighters — irrespective of MMA judging — and how early data in Kansas’ experiment could indicate the biggest critiques about passive final rounds are unfounded.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
The UFC light heavyweight title victory for the original Ultimate Fighter is a classic that Scott and Dan were delighted to rewatch, and you should too before you listen to this Past Judgment-fueled edition of The Couchside Judges.