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 Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Plenty of finishes was a mercy to a lighter crew of judges in Salt Lake City on Saturday, but one split decision in the co-main event left Jan Blachowicz feeling robbed in his loss to Alex Pereira. Was he on to something? Did the judges do him wrong? Scott and Dan will take a look at that and more.
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Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
A whole lot of fights and a whole lot of fights going the distance at UFC London, but only one split decision for Scott and Dan to dissect: Daniel Marcos vs. Davey Grant. But with so many scored rounds, CSJ still have some more Contested Rounds to talk about, including two in a unanimous decision victory by Bruna Brasil over Shauna Bannon.
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Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
You get an 8! And you get an 8!
No, it wasn't Oprah handing out 10-8s at the UFC Apex on July 15. But with four 8/9 splits and a unanimous 10-8, Scott and Dan are gonna be looking at the degree of victory a whole heck of a lot in this week's episode.
Got a pair of split decisions to discuss as well:
- Jack Della Maddalena vs. Bassil Hafez
- Azat Maksum vs. Tyson Nam
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Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
It was Alexander Volkanovski's night in Las Vegas at UFC 290, but judging conversation gripped the MMA world well into the next day. Scott and Dan have only three Contested Rounds to break down — about as few as we get from a UFC card — but they're all in the minds of fight fans.
Let the CSJ dig into each one from both Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Moreno and Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner — two split decisions — and sort out of the confusion and vitriol are justified this week.
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Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Miss us? We're back for a special (read: late) edition of CSJ to catch up on the fights in Vegas while Dan was ... in Vegas. And really, this shouldn't have been a controversial card. It was to one particular member of the MMA betting community, so Scott and Dan spend a lot more time than expected with the Ariane Lipski vs. Melissa Gatto split decision (which was very split on MMA Decisions as well). Let's just say we have strong thoughts on why there's no need for strong thoughts on this one.
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Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Can it be? A 10-7!
It's true. The UFC's latest Jacksonville event yielded the promotion's first 10-7 from a judge in nearly 3 years. But was it deserved? Let Scott and Dan explain why or why not.
That round was just one of 12 on a busy, decision-heavy card, so check those out.
And while there wasn't time to get into the Contested Rounds from PFL, Scott and Dan have some strong thoughts about the organization's decision to suspend a playoff qualifier over a lackluster performance.
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