WATCH: ‘You lying’- Inside-Octagon footage reveals CHAOS after referee raises hands of wrong fighter at UFC 297

Charles Jourdain and Sean Woodson fought in a featherweight clash in the prelims of UFC 297. Their fight went the distance, leaving the result in the hands of the judges. After receiving the scorecards, Bruce Buffer announced Woodson as the winner of the bout. However, the announcement wasn’t clear enough due to loud cheers from the crowd. Therefore, the referee raised Jourdain’s hand. Now, octagon footage revealed further confusion among the fighters and personnel inside the cage.

After Charles Jourdain was announced as the winner, he started celebrating. Likewise, believing he lost the fight, Sean Woodson walked away disappointedly. However, octagon interviewer Daniel Cormier addressed the mishap and corrected the result. As such, in the video footage taken by Woodson’s teammate, he and Cormier affirmed Woodson’s win. In disbelief, ‘The Sniper’ couldn’t believe what happened and uttered:

You lying?

Sean Woodson before UFC 297 octagon interview

UFC returned to Toronto, Canada, after five years for UFC 297. As such, the Canadian fans erupted excitedly and gave an electrifying atmosphere at the Scotiabank Arena. Amidst their uproar during the event, the winner’s announcement of Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson faced confusion and chaos. Later, it was clarified that ‘The Sniper’ won the bout via split decision with two judges scoring it 29-28 in favor of him.

Sean Woodson entered the octagon against Charles Jourdain as an underdog and produced one of the upsets of UFC 297. With this win, Woodson extended his UFC record to 11-1-1. As for Jourdain, he faced an ill fate with this loss since he failed to win three straight fights in his UFC career.

Sean Woodson speaks about the confusion in UFC 297

Sean Woodson faced Canada’s Charles Jourdain in the UFC 297 prelims. From the start, Woodson used his reach advantage to outbox Jourdain from the outside. Even when Jourdain tried to take him down, ‘The Snipper’ defended it successfully and kept the fight standing.

As such, he believed he did enough to win the fight. However, the bout winner announcement resulted in a chaotic situation as the Canadian’s hand was raised as the victor. Only later was it corrected. As such, Woodson shared his thoughts about the confusion.

In the post-fight pressers, Sean Woodson explained the situation during the winner announcement. He said he heard the announcement to be a split decision but couldn’t decisively hear the last scorecard. Here is what he said:

I thought I did enough to win, but I knew it was close. Said it was a split, read the decision, could not hear who they said it for. His team started celebrating, so I just assumed it was him. I accepted the loss... He (Daniel Cormier) was like, you won. It was crazy, I went from being like extremely low, like I said, accepted the loss, thought Iost. And then, they told me I won, elated, super happy, and yeah, rollercoaster. Crazy!

Sean Woodson via MMA Junkie

Sean Woodson, with this win over Charles Jourdain, disappointed the Canadian crowd because they all rooted for their hometown fighter. However, ‘The Sniper’ earned the victory and expressed happiness despite the confusion with the decision announcement.

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