Sean Strickland was absolutely ROBBED...

[Phisher]

Honestly...

Tell me how you give Jared the fight?

Is it because he threw harder and missed and the aesthetic of the hard attempts impressed you?

So Jared won because he threw harder and missed.

Cannonier whiffed on a lot of head shots, butbhe consistently land

I thought the decision was fair. Honestly, it would've been more surprising if Strickland got the decision. Cannonier was doing more damage with his shots.

Cannonier landed heavier in every round, and the one judge who went for Strickland is arguably the worst in the sport.

Damage is the primary scoring criterion, but a lot of people insist on applying their own made up versions of the rules.

That's why I'm done having these arguments.

 

[Goatenstein]

For as much as Strickland runs his mouth he was obviously scared to be knocked out again and Cannonier is usually gunshy against anyone who could possibly be dangerous. I would have been fine with either guy winning.

 

[snugglecakes]

Sean complaining that judges don’t know how do their job.. which is ironic because Sean’s job is to win mma fights and he failed at that twice in a row

 

[Sticko]

Aren't the judges supposed to ignore superficial damage like blood as a factor? Usually the loosing fighter is the one bleeding but that doesn't mean blood = losing. It could've gone either way but the harder shots were landed by Cannonier which at a certain point means more than outpointing someone with a few more jabs.

No, the rules explicitly say that impact includes visible evidence like swelling and lacerations. So making your opponent bleed absolutely counts. It's not the biggest or most important factor though.

 

[bjjHERRERA]

thought strickland won, but not a robbery- it seems 9 times out of 10, the judges get the D’s wrong

 

[BlueCat]

It was a draw