“Its a Problem” – Michael Bisping & Daniel Cormier Disgusted as Jon Anik Is Left “Short of Words,” Fans Blame “Worst” Scorecard at UFC 286
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Undeniably, the fight between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards is one of the fights that has the attention of the entire globe. However, prior to the main event, the preliminary cards also seemed to pack a strong punch. Furthermore, the rumors about ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ suffering from a serious knee injury, and Colby Covington coming as the backup for the main event for UFC 286 has, in fact, caught the world by surprise.
Without a doubt, the world lies awake with anticipation of the fight. However, it’s not just the main event that is determined to entertain the public. The UFC debutant, Duncan, indeed gave strong competition to Morales. The prelims proceeded as the Scottish lightweight warrior, Chris Duncan (9-1) defeated the ‘Venezuelan Fighter’, Omar Morales (11-3) via split decision at UFC 286, in The O2 Arena, London.
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Official Decision: Chris Duncan wins via split decision (27-30; 29-28; 29-28)
UFC world disappointed with Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales at UFC 286
The fighters touched gloves and literally kicked off the bout as they exchanged a few blows from their legs. Soon, Morales sent Duncan stumbling, however, soon the fighter regained his ground. Nevertheless, ‘The Problem’ kept exploiting his powerful right arm, only to be countered by Morales. The first round ended with an elbow from Duncan, after he rushed for a clinch.
Round 2 began with a clap of hands. However, it quickly escalated into a showcase of grappling skills. Duncan forced his opponent to go down on his knees, but he got back up with little effort. As the fight continued, Morales kept smiling and apparently mocked ‘The Problem’. Duncan tried a few more times to grapple with Morales, but the Venezuelan shook it all off. The round ended with a majority of decisions turning towards Duncan owing to his higher ground control points.
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The final round went off with the fighters trying to take each other down with strikes. Soon, the two began grappling after Duncan took hold of Morales’ leg and took him down. However, the takedown did not impress the MMA world. Although the fight ended with a split decision, Jon Anik and Michael Bisping were left in utter disappointment with the scorecard.
Morales 30-27 is one of the worst scorecards we will ever see. #UFC286
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 18, 2023
After the fight was concluded, ‘The Count’ voiced his disappointment on the mic. He said, “It’s a problem.” Furthermore, he noticed that his fellow commentator, Anik, was short of words. He said, “You are never short of words.”
On top of that, the Spinning Backfist tweeted, “Morales 30-27 is one of the worst scorecards we will ever see. #UFC286.”
30-27 Morales???????????
BRUH
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) March 18, 2023
Even Alex Behunin was dumbstruck by the results.
One of the worst scorecards this year
— MMA SZN (@mma_szn) March 18, 2023
One judge watched the fight
— clamshell (@clamshlljackson) March 18, 2023
Duncan did 0 damage, other than throwing kicks that got blocked, round 3 did he even throw a punch?
— IbetonSports (@Ibet0nsports) March 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/andrewmcmurdie/status/1637190340032487426?s=20
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Currently baffled
— DungerMMA (@ewandunger) March 18, 2023
The fans also had a lot to say about the Duncan vs. Morales fight.
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What are your thoughts about the fight? Did the fight proceed as per your predictions? Let us know in the comments down below.