One judge at UFC 295 is being flayed over his questionable scorecard during the Loppy Godinez vs. Tabatha Ricci fight.
Two of the three judges gave the fight to Godinez 29-28, but one judge, Bryan Miner, scored it 30-27 for Ricci. This is also the same judge who scored the Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev fight 29-28 for Borshchev, instead of the draw the other two judges scored it as.
Here's how MMA Twitter reacted to the flub.
That 30-27 scorecard for Ricci is hilariously bad.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 12, 2023
Thankfully, the other two judges watched the fight and Loopy Godinez got the win. #UFC295
30-27 Ricci is an absolute joke lmao stfu
— 🌙 Chelsea ⚜️ (@ChelsDiesel) November 12, 2023
Joe Rogan's face when Bruce Buffer read that first 30-27 for Ricci #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/1xMQJt42qR
— EK (@EdwardsKim) November 12, 2023
Can’t trust them judges 30-27 and 29-28 x2 🤦🏽♂️
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) November 12, 2023
30-27 Ricci? pic.twitter.com/AHw4uXHAqi
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) November 12, 2023
30-27 Ricci ? What the hell… #ufc295
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) November 12, 2023
30-27 for Ricci sure is a scorecard #UFC295
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) November 12, 2023
"30-27 Ricci" #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/ZdNr5EnVIf
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) November 12, 2023
30-27 Ricci. What
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 12, 2023
30-27 ricci???? #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/CLTpnAEeL6
— Conner Burks (@connerburks) November 12, 2023
Fans seem to already have forgotten Michael Bell's scorecard at Noche UFC, where his head-scratching scored led to a draw in a title fight. MMA fans forget things pretty quickly though.
After the fight, Godinez says she felt like she won but that the fight was close so having the scores be split wasn't exactly a surprise for her.
Let's hope this is the last time we're talking about a bad scorecard tonight.