News ‘We Never Want Him to Judge Again’- Israel Adesanya Says He Removed a Judge From UFC 263 Panel

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

THOUGHTS???

Adesanya explained that staple judge Chris Lee who has been a part of several UFC events won’t be on the panel for UFC 263. The City Kickboxing standout said that his team had moved to ensure he wouldn’t judge the rematch. It’s clear that Team Adesanya has left no stone unturned to ensure that things go smoothly on Saturday night.

“Shout out to my man Tim and Eugene. Eugene already made a complaint a while back to I think Mick [Maynard] saying we never want him [Chris Lee] to judge again. And apparently, he was scheduled to judge this fight again and shout out to my man Tim from Paradigm.”

“He said no fu*king way, and we got him out of there. No disrespect to him but full disrespect to him if he actually thought Marvin won that last fight.”

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Big-name privilege

 

[BobblyStruggles]

Dana White privilege

 

[Doom]

pretty racist

 

[yookfarb]

I thought izzy won but this is straight up corruption

You hate to see it

 

[Dog Gynecologist]

I like Izzy but that's really not a good move. That score card is not that controversial

 

[JayPettryMMA]

THOUGHTS???

Source? Pretty important, for copyright purposes here on the forum.

 

[Azyy]

This is good news. Not just for Izzy but for the other fighters too. Chris Lee is atrocious and has made bad calls for so many other fights. But people will hate cos it's Izzy.

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Lmao didn't Adesanya say he'll finish vetteri this time around and not leave it for the judges to decide?

 

[sdpdude9]

I think it’s ok for a fighter to request to not have a certain judge or referee and it be at the discretion of the athletic commission if they honor the request. Perhaps could lead to more scrutiny of these officials if enough complaints were made. On the flip side, requesting a particular judge or referee should never happen.

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

i mean anyone who thinks vettori won that fight is absolutely fucking braindead, imagine lmao.

 

[Portland8242]

Great move IMO. Chris Lee is a horrible judge.

 

[Ares Black]

Good. There needs to be accountability for shitty judges.

Now do Adelaide Byrd and Sal D'Amato.

 

[Thesnake101]

I don't mind it given how I really saw no way you could score the first fight for Vettori, and I'm a fan of Marvin.

The more shitty judges we get rid of the better. The guy that scored Lando/Grundy for Mike should never be heard from again.

 

[EndlessCritic]

Chris Lee scored Felder/RDA for Felder. He should be banned for life already.

http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/11566/Roman-Dolidze-vs-John-Allan
http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/11525/Rafael-dos-Anjos-vs-Paul-Felder

 

[Bubba32]

so now this is turning into a game of which judges to pick and choose?

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Izzy is just so unlikable it’s not even funny. This is as bad as filing an appeal with the commission when you lose. But, I’m sure his fanbase will praise this move.

Meanwhile he needs to wear a training bra. But, they’re just fine with that.

 

[The Big Babou]

This is no different to DC & Bones arguing for certain refs to be involved or excluded in their fights. Its just part of what's goes on behind the scenes.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

so now this is turning into a game of which judges to pick and choose?

Yes, bad judges should be held accountable for their actions

 

[HockeyBjj]

Watch that fight, I have no idea how any person let alone a judge gave Vettori the 1st round



Just watch the 1st round.

Vettori moves forward more, but hits A LOT of air on Izzy who easily circles and never gets pressured tight against the cage other than a 30 second stint in which Vettori tries and fails about 4 leg trip takedowns. Is that the deciding factor Lee saw?. Plus Izzy landed 24 strikes to Vettori's 18, and it was clear Izzy's were more effective on top of being more numerous.