The UFC middleweight clash between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland did not live up to expectations, but ‘Tarzan’ clearly was the better fighter. However, UFC judge Sal D’Amato had something else in mind as he scored three rounds in favor of the ‘Joker’.
Hence, he is on MMA fans’ crosshairs, and they voiced their frustrations on Twitter.
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Sal D'Amato scored the 1st, 3rd, and 5th for Hermansson.#JudgesGonnaJudge#UFCVegas47 pic.twitter.com/6WvEQjgBVH
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) February 6, 2022
“F***ing Sal D’Amato…. Wow. 🙄 #UFCVegas47,” a fan wrote on Twitter.
Fucking Sal D’Amato…. Wow. 🙄#UFCVegas47
— Eric Nicksick (@Eric_XCMMA) February 6, 2022
“Sal D’Amato is a blatant idiot 🤣 #UFCVegas47,” a fan called D’Amato an ‘idiot’ for his scorecard.
Sal D'Amato is a blatant idiot 🤣 #UFCVegas47
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) February 6, 2022
A fan called out the judge, “Sal D’Amato showing up every week on that bulls**t.”
Sal D’Amato showing up every week on that bullshit
pic.twitter.com/pxxjEb5utb— brian III (@b32020) February 6, 2022
“Nah Sal D’Amato. You gotta GOOOO,” a fan wanted D’Amato to leave.
Nah Sal D’Amato. You gotta GOOOO https://t.co/n8TkQeoFy7
— Bruno Reagan (@BrunoReagan) February 6, 2022
48-47 Hermansson is indefensible. C'mon Sal D'Amato. What was he watching? #UFCVegas47
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) February 6, 2022
“48-47 Hermansson is indefensible. C’mon Sal D’Amato. What was he watching?” fans were not having the incorrect result.
The NSAC needs to fire Sal D’Amato right tf now. There’s no excuse for his terrible judging. #UFCVegas47
— Akil (@OneShot_Akill) February 6, 2022
“The NSAC needs to fire Sal D’Amato right tf now. There’s no excuse for his terrible judging,” a fan wanted the judge to be ousted.
Sal D’amato needs to be drug tested @ufc @danawhite
— dairy ass👑 (@dalerios_) February 6, 2022
“Sal D’amato needs to be drug tested @ufc @danawhite,” a fan said.
Although D’Amato scored against Strickland, ‘Tarzan’ did enough to convince the other two judges and was able to clinch a split decision victory over Jack ‘Joker’ Hermansson.
Chris Daukaus wants the judge to be held accountable for wrong Sean Strickland fight scorecard
As many fighters in the past have said, former Philadelphia police officer and UFC heavyweight Chris Daukaus also wants action against judges who score wrong scorecards.
The ranked heavyweight took to Twitter to vent out his frustration against the bizarre scorecard that Sal D’Amato produced.
“So does Sal D’Amato have to report to anyone on why he scored it for Jack? Would be very interested to hear his reasoning for giving him that score on the cards. Judge accountability should be a thing. #UFCVegas47,” Daukaus tweeted.
A similar scorecard issue happened in December where Angela Hill won the fight in the eyes of many, but lost on the scorecards.
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Do you think judges need to be careful with their scorecards? What did you make of D’Amato scoring the fight in favor of Hermansson? Let us know in the comments below.
