“Worst single round judging,” fans react to the scoring of Josh Emmett and Calvin Kattar’s 5-round main event slugfest at UFC Austin


“Worst single round judging,” fans react to the scoring of Josh Emmett and Calvin Kattar’s 5-round main event slugfest at UFC Austin

Josh Emmett beats Calvin Kattar

It seems like Calvin Kattar vs Josh Emmett is just another fight that has landed on the hot pot of bizarre scoring as per the MMA community. In a super close bout where Kattar was controlling half of the fight with his jabs and partially, with his crosses and Emmett was charging on Kattar causing trouble with his lightning-fast hooks, Emmett came out as the superior fighter on the judges’ scorecard in this main event at UFC Austin.

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Emmett is now on a 5-fight winning streak at the age of 37, chasing for a title shot is just a milestone in itself, imagine grabbing the title as you close your thirties. With that said, Kattar has just got himself under more pressure to put more work in order to put a more remarkable statement in the competition for the next time. Regardless of how the scoring went, where many fans thought that Kattar was robbed of the fight, both the fighters were appreciated for an eye-catching back and forth of a super calculative fistfight.

Calvin Kattar vs Josh Emmett- another case of aftermath of Holly Holm vs Ketlen Vieira

Josh Emmett vs Calvin Kattar
Josh Emmett vs Calvin Kattar

The fans’ verdict comes profoundly goes against the fourth round given to Emmett by judge Chris Lee with many considering the worst single-round scoring in the UFC history. Ever since Holly Holm vs Ketlen Vieira’s women’s bantamweight clash back in May, the rebellious attitude against the scoring system is increasing day by day and with this fight, there is a new peak of dissent. Read through all the tweets below and formulate some thoughts of your own for tonight’s judging.

What do you make of the reaction to the scoring of Calvin Kattar vs Josh Emmett’s featherweight bout? How did you score the bout? Who do you think should be the next opponent in both the fighter’s future career? Do you see Emmett as becoming the next featherweight world champion?

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