Again, the rules "dont let judges decide your faith" worked. I also believe that Gordon won that fight, but he should have done more against UFC future cash cow. Judges that evening made a decision of not who won that fight, but who will sell more PPV in future. And Pimblett with growing popularity and 3-0 in UFC looked much better than Gordon with 7-4. With all that in-fight taunts Pimblett made a overall good impression on judges, and the scales dropped lowered to his side.
I can hear your criticism from that 7-4 score that must of been from that one judge(Crosby) Ariel has been talking about from a clip here:
BREAKING! UFC Judge EXPOSED, Accused of Fixing Fights ! Dana White GOES OFF after UFC 282.. -
Young 'n Faded MMA Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=085FvJTgdIkThe entire interview can be viewed here and they explain what they suspect the scoring should have been:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaqSX72dyfgScorecards and reactions on twitter post fight from big names in the game can be seen here:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/12/23504077/robbery-review-paddy-pimblett-vs-jared-gordon-at-ufc-282Yeah, don't know what to make of the drama, never really felt worked up about it, and even feel slightly put off the more I listen. Just give me those 3/1 odds and victory, really can do without the noise. Still, I know it's all part of the build up (and build down).
Put in my picks already, see a few familiar names, Strickland first pick, and then wondering if Brundage, Samelsberger or Dvorak require my money
Agreed with you @buwaytress on everything you said.
It is solely for hyped up attention to the sport.
Dana White can not keep attending each and every event in making sure to carry it's success and has found out early on he needs a shining star to do that for him.
Before it was McGregor and Khabib but now those two are gone out of his operation so he need a Paddy the Baddy to do that for him.
He knows he needs a star fighter every couple of years that can carry it's success over to the next year until they are too old to fight in the octagon.
Paddy is 27 so he can get another decade out of him before his legs give out.
He was limping off after the fight as he injured his foot in the second round from the interviews I had viewed from other channels on the event.