Dec 052010
 

TUF 12 semi-finalist Nam Phan was on the losing side of a highly contested Split Decision in last night's live finale. The judges' decision puts the Nevada State Athletic Commission under fire yet again for its continuous poor officiating. (Photo courtesy of Spike TV)

The UFC ended its twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter last night at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card was a fairly exciting night of lengthy bouts, most of which delivered for the entire 15 minutes. The card also featured the reemergence of two of MMA’s most heated issues. The first was the rhino in the sports living room: poor judging. The judges assigned by the NSAC were so horribly unqualified that it was borderline felonious. One decision was so ridiculous that in the following bout Joe Rogan stated that one of the fighters had easily won the round but, “If these are the same judges from the last bout the winner may be a mouse over in the corner or the lady selling beer”. Continue reading »

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Dec 052010
 

Want to help fix the problem with poor judging in MMA? The first step is to clean out the members of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) who are either unable or unwilling to take the necessary steps to fix the problems. Below is a link to an online petition created by MMA Gospel to start the process. This petition is calling for the removal of the Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Keith Kizer, the man directly responsible for all day-to-day operations within the NSAC including the training, licensing, and regulation of referees, judges, time keepers, and other officials. Please sign the petition linked below to become part of the cure for the cancer that is slowly killing our sport. Continue reading »

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