Unprecedented Judges Error Sends Joe Rogan Bruce Buffer & UFC World to Frenzy as Karolina Kowalkiewicz Gets Controversial Decision at UFC 281 - EssentiallySportsAmerica's Favorites Trending in U.S.A.

Unprecedented Judges Error Sends Joe Rogan Bruce Buffer & UFC World to Frenzy as Karolina Kowalkiewicz Gets Controversial Decision at UFC 281

Published 11/12/2022, 7:52 PM ESTBy A former world title challenger – Karolina Kowalkiewicz – returned at UFC 281 after competing in her only UFC title fight at Madison Square Garden. While the Polish star got the nod on the judges’ scorecard, it did not come without a controversy that left Bruce Buffer, Joe Rogan, and millions of fans watching with questions. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Official Decision: Karolina Kowalkiewicz wins by unanimous decision. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Kowalkiewicz started the round by putting on immense pressure and putting down the Argentina-born fighter on the mat and threatening with chokes. Gomez lost two of her UFC fights by choke, thus commentators Joe Rogan & Daniel Cormier praised how the Entram Gym fighter managed herself against the dominant grappling showcase from the Polish Princess. The Shark Top Team Łódź team fighter, though, has been using her striking to get the job done. That said, even in the last fight Kowalkiewicz submitted her opponent Felice Herrig. Both the 37-year-old women fighters looked strong in the second round, exchanging strikes. Silvana Gómez Juárez landed a good right hand halfway through the second round. The Polish fighter returned a significant right later in the round. Gomez stuffed all the takedown attempts; the fight did not go to the ground, yet the round was close and could have gone to any fighter. The final round was a close one. However, Kowalkiewicz got her opponent on the ground and that could have been a difference. And it looked like the judges were confused as well.

UFC World reacts to the live scorecard change at UFC 281

The unprecedented scene at UFC 281 got the reaction of the MMA world. Bruce Buffer had the notes taken from his hands. The commentators had never seen anything like it. “This is absolutely wild,” said Jon Anik. “I have never in my life seen this,” said Daniel Cormier. “I was a little bit scared,” said the former UFC strawweight title challenger to Joe Rogan, who was as confused as the rest of the UFC fans on social media. Unreal scenes. — Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) I got 3 rounds for — Arianelipski (@Ariane_lipski) Karolina probably takes the decision but that fight was very, very close. — Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) When the teacher says pencils down — UFC (@ufc) That was interesting. Was it an error making the scorecards or did a judge say he wrote the wrong score for each fighter somewhere. The latter topic just came up this week in CSAC session. — Paul Gift (@MMAanalytics) What the…never even seen that in boxing. — Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) Now THAT was odd… what does everyone think happened with the scoring there? — Sanabul (@Sanabul) Bruce Buffer with the score cards — Gurdarshan “Saint Lion” Mangat (@saintlion) Good judging. Bad commissioning. — Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The Madison Square Garden screw job — Johnny Muñoz (@KidKvenbo) The fight fans were completely shocked by what happened in front of their eyes. Nevertheless, the Polish fighter got her second win in a row after losing five straight. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY – What do you make of this UFC ? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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ADVERTISEMENT Deepak Kumar 1081 articlesDeepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight business brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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