After Dana White Rallied for Investigation Due to 10–8 Rounds, Rinat Fakhretdinov and Elizeu Zaleski’s Draw at UFC Sao Paulo Gets Fans Approval- “Fair Judging for a Change”
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Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos almost tore down Rinat Fakhretdinov. All of it happened in the blur of a moment at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis. However, the fight ended in an unexpected situation as both fighters tried to close in on their opponents.
The much-touted fight went on for all of its three-round duration. In the first two rounds, Dos Santos was on the receiving end of brutality which made him just about lose them. However, in the third round, he made a stellar comeback giving him just enough points to not lose. Here’s what happened.
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos almost comes out the winner over Fakhretdinov
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Russian Fakhretdinov has had a brilliant start in his career so far. A 3-0 push forward until the time he crossed paths with Dos Santos at Fight Night. He almost took him down too but Dos Santos is a veteran who knows how to get himself out of deep waters.
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In the first two rounds, Dos Santos was nearly knocked out as he was toppled to the mat quickly. Nevertheless, he found ways to not let Fakhretdinov get a good ground and pound going. And it built enough pressure to stay in the game. Eventually, both of them fought it to a draw and fans had things to say.
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“Draw was fair imo, 10-9 Rinat rounds 1,2 and 10-8 Dos Santos because of the near finish in the third.”
If any fight warrants a majority draw decision, it was that one! Great fight and fair judging for a change!
“draw was a good call”
“Robbery”
“Dos santos low iq moment to grapple instead of more ground and pound”
“tuff call, i‘m not mad tho”
“what a fight”
While plenty of fans agreed that the draw this time was completely fair and just, it’s not always the case. There have been many instances of scorecards upsetting people on a mass level. Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko is a case in point. Dana White has been repeatedly urged to make the judging process as transparent as possible.
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Dana White urged to make judgment more just
When Judge Mike Bell scored Grasso vs. Valentina a 10-8 in Grasso’s favor, everybody lost it. And one of the people to fume over the issue was none other than UFC CEO, Dana White. A 10-8 round is usually one where one fighter is fully dominant and spectacular. That was not how the fight went.
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“When I found out that one of the judges scored 10-8, I’m like, this guy should be f****** investigated for this,” White recalled. It was a bold statement by the boss and just shows how dedicated White is to the sport and his profession. However, Grasso still walked away the winner retaining her title. Do you think it was a fair decision? Let us know in the comments.
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