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In perhaps the bloodiest fight in UFC history, Estevan Payan's blood flowed in the Octagon, due to a well placed elbow to the head by Jeremy Stephens. But why didn't the referee afford the doctor the proper opportunity to examine an at risk fighter?

In their new book Scorecasting, Jon Werheim and Tobias Moskowitz explain why officials are at their worst when it matters the most. Jonathan Snowden takes a look at how their idea of an officiating "omission bias" can apply in UFC fights as well as basketball or baseball games.

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