{"id":153659,"date":"2022-12-10T09:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T09:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/most-ignorant-judging-ive-seen-fighters-react-to-odd-50-45-scorecard-for-raufeon-stots-vs-danny-sabatello\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T09:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T09:34:03","slug":"most-ignorant-judging-ive-seen-fighters-react-to-odd-50-45-scorecard-for-raufeon-stots-vs-danny-sabatello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/most-ignorant-judging-ive-seen-fighters-react-to-odd-50-45-scorecard-for-raufeon-stots-vs-danny-sabatello\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Most ignorant judging I’ve seen’: Fighters react to odd 50-45 scorecard for Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bellator 289’s main event didn’t end in any old split decision.<\/p>\n

Following months of heated build-up, interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots fended off the wrestling of Danny Sabatello to walk away victorious in Friday’s headlining bout at Bellator 289 and advance to the finals of Bellator’s $1 million bantamweight grand prix. Judges Bryan Miner and Eric Colon scored the contest 48-47 for Stots, however more than a few eyebrows were raised when the lone dissenting scorecard was read off \u2014 a 50-45 in favor of Sabatello awarded by controversial veteran judge Doug Crosby.<\/p>\n

The clean sweep on Crosby’s scorecard for the losing fighter instantly set off a barrage of criticism and confusion among the MMA community, with many fighters such as UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and top contender Derek Brunson adding their voices to the conversation. <\/p>\n

Check out how the MMA world reacted to Bellator 289’s peculiar scoring below.<\/p>\n