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UFC Tweets of the Day: CM Punk vs. Cathal Pendred beef after controversial decision

CM Punk laughed off the horrendous decision at UFC Fight Night 59, and Cathal Pendred responded to the former WWE star

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UFC Fight Night 59 had its fair share of judging issues, which included seemingly indefensible 30-27 scores that rewarded Cathal Pendred with a contested unanimous decision victory despite being hurt and in trouble on multiple occasions. Shortly after the decision was announced, twitter exploded with fans, analysts and fighters all reacting to the controversial scores.

Among those who reacted, was former WWE star and recent UFC signee, CM Punk:

Pendred took offense to the tweet and has since replied to the new Roufusport member:

He has also addressed the controversial decision and defended his win over Sean Spencer:

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