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After UFC 106, Dana White and Marc Ratner Address MMA Judging

MMA Junkie quoted Dana White talking about the plague of controversial judges decisions that has afflicted the UFC in the main events of UFC 104, 105 and 106: White said he realizes there is a real ...

UFC 106 Quote of the Day: Marcus Davis Talks MMA Judging

(MMA Judging) definitely needs to be changed, it needs to be improved. It needs to be totally dissected by a panel of people that are involved in the mixed martial arts. No special movie actors or s...

The Hierarchy of MMA's Judging Criteria Should Be Emphasized

Last weekend's UFC 105 main event light heavyweight match-up between Randy "The Natural" Couture and Brandon "The Truth" Vera cemented itself as one of the tougher bouts to score from a judge's point ...

Quote of the Day: Joe Rogan Is Outraged by Judging Incompetence

I had a conversation with Doug Crosby, and he said that during one of the [UFC] fights, one of these boxing people that have come over and started judging MMA...someone was attempting a submission, a...

UFC 104 Wrap-Up: A Thought on the Need to "Truly Beat the Champion"

Before I start let me go on record as saying that after watching the fight I did score it three rounds to two for Lyoto Machida.  But this isn't about my scorecard. Across the Internet I'm seeing...

Under Scrutiny: A Brief Look Inside the NSAC's Judging Process

For much of my small-time career as a MMA writer, one of the main focuses of my work has revolved around trying to put a spotlight on the judging processes within the world of mixed martial arts. Inst...

Follow-Up With NJSACB's Nick Lembo on Judging

Judging in MMA has been a hot topic among fans during the last few years. Most notably, debates rage within the MMA community regarding how fights should be judged in regards to the 10-point must syst...

NJSACB's Nick Lembo Talks Ideas on Improving Judging in MMA

In an interview over at Bleacher Report, E. Spencer Kyte sat down with the legal counsel of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) in Nick Lembo. Most fans have heard of Lembo ...

Marcus Davis Piles on With Ideas to Change MMA Judging

Here at BloodyElbow, we have been having a back and forth about MMA judging,  and now we've got someone whose career is in the hands of that system chiming in. From MMA Junkie: "A lot of the [...

Quote of the Day: Joe Rogan Talks MMA Judging

TM: You've seen a lot of good judging and a lot of bad judging over the years, and a lot of good refereeing and bad refereeing. What's your natural reaction when you see a judging or refereeing de...