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 Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
The middleweights are on Scott and Dan’s minds ahead of UFC 253, when Israel Adesanya puts his belt up for grabs against Paulo Costa. With that in mind, CSJ revisits the fight that earned Borrachinha his title shot: a close decision victory over Yoel Romero in 2019.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Colby Covington, for the first time in awhile, didn’t need the judges to pick a winner against Tyron Woodley. But, with two split decisions and a majority draw in 14 bouts, Scott and Dan will break down if those went the right way.
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Chris Rini sees mixed martial arts through a different lens than most, so he lent his perspective and his art to “The Fine Art of Violence: Vol. 1.” Scott and Dan chat with the Bloody Elbow contributor about his illustrations and his unique path to fighting fandom.
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Three major fight cards over two days kept Scott and Dan busy over the weekend, but The Couchside Judges live for this. The guys dive into Michelle Waterson’s split decision win over Angela Hill to talk out why all three judges’ varied scorecards are understandable.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
UFC and Bellator will produce three events between the two of them this weekend, so Scott and Dan selected close fights between headliners for each promotion to dissect. That includes Bellator headliner Lyoto Machida’s controversial 2009 win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. With feedback from an actual judge about how the fight would have been scored by today’s standards, the Couchside Judges break down the divisive decision.
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
An unusually brief UFC Fight Night didn’t give Scott and Dan many rounds to break down. Just a little bit on Alistair Overeem’s fifth-round TKO of Augusto Sakai, plus a look back at the heavily scrutinized 2013 fight between Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis.