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 Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Even in a year as terrible as 2020, Scott and Dan have plenty to be thankful for. That includes awesome fights, like the 2020 WEC classic brawl between Leonard Garcia and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, which the CSJ have selected for Past Judgment.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Both the men’s and women’s flyweight champions, Deiveson Figueiredo and Valentina Shevchenko, respectively, kept their championships on Saturday at UFC Apex. No controversy there, but there were enough split rounds — including in a unanimous decision Scott and Dan thought could have gone the other way — to break down on the latest from the CSJ duo.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Scott and Dan love it when they get to look back at an all-timer like Shogun-Hendo 1 — and tie it into the upcoming UFC event, to boot. So, with Mauricio Rua facing Paul Craig on Saturday at UFC 255 in a rematch of their draw almost exactly a year ago, The CSJ figured they might as well treat themselves to a wild five-round classic from these all-time great light heavyweights.
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
It’s not every day that one judge sees three out of five rounds different than his peers, but that was the case in Rafael dos Anjos’ split decision victory over Paul Felder at UFC Apex. Scott and Dan break down those three rounds to identify how valid a case can be made for Felder to win any of them.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Nobody knew Paul Felder would be in action this weekend when last the CSJ recorded. Now, The Irish Dragon returns to the cage nine months after a semi-retirement, following a war with Dan Hooker, to face Rafael dos Anjos in Saturday’s UFC Apex headliner. Scott and Dan figured now was the right time to revisit the Felder-Hooker split decision for Past Judgment.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
A wild main event between elite Brazilian light heavyweights didn’t need the judges to decide a winner, but Scott and Dan have strong thoughts on whether winner Glover Teixeira deserves a title shot right. And, while there weren’t many decisions, the CSJ break down a unanimous decision in the co-main event that wasn’t as unanimous as it seems.