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
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
A few days later than we'd like, but the CSJ are back. And It's happy accident, the extra time gave Scott the chance to sit in on the latest CSAC MMA Officials meeting and report back on some of the proceedings.
But there was so, so much more from the weekend to discuss, from Contested Rounds that Dan and Scott couldn't get behind to several Adventures in Officiating, strap in for a marathon of judging.
And bring some tissues to this one. Trust us.
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Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
After a week of judging hand-wringing, UFC 289 in Vancouver went down without a hitch — mostly.
PFL's resumed regular season was another matter, even in a finish-heavy and entertaining event.
Scott and Dan examine the scoring from both events and discuss the career of Amanda Nunes in the wake of her retirement.
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Less than a week after the Memorial Day barbecuing cooled, the judging conversation reignited in the UFC Vegas 74 main event.
Some walked away from Amir Albazi's split decision victory over Kai Kara-France with the "close fight, not a robbery" mentality. Others ... well, they weren't so happy.
The Couchside Judges was made for this moment, so check out what Scott and Dan had to say about what's sure to be one of the most talked-about decisions of the 2023 MMA calendar.
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Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
No major MMA cards over Memorial Day weekend, so Scott and Dan dipped back into the Past Judgment catalogue for a pair of Appeal Edition fights, re-reviewing the scoring from early episodes of Couchside Judges.
This week's Appeal Editions are:
- Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres
- Georges St-Pierre vs. B.J. Penn I
Armed with more evolved knowledge of how to apply the scoring criteria, do the hosts see these fights differently this time? Watch the fights on Fight Pass, then listen to what the CSJ have to say.
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Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Mackenzie Dern was a 10-8 machine in her dominant decision victory over Angela Hill at UFC Apex, helping to give Scott and Dan plenty to dig into.
-Could Dern have merited 10-7 consideration in any rounds?
-Did Dern do enough for three 10-8s or only two?
-Does that callout of Rose Namajunas make sense?
And that wasn't the only fight with some 10-8 consideration. Stick around for one of the most 8-centric chatter on a post-fight Couchside Judges we've had yet.
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Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Adventures in officiating!
Both Bellator 296 in Paris and the UFC on ABC fight card in Charlotte, N.C., featured their fair share of unusual happenings, both because of referee intervention and independent of it.
Other than the usual Contested Rounds (3 from UFC, a selected 5 of 10 from Bellator including Fabian Edwards' victory over Gegard Mousasi), Scott and Dan delve into what happened in...
— The foul-plagued technical decision between Mandy Bohm and Ji Yeon Kim
— Cody Stamann's gripe with a perceived and uncalled foul against Douglas Silva de Andrade
— Saul Rogers premature (later overturned) technical submission of Davy Gallon (Bellator)
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