Bellator commentator and veteran MMA official Big John McCarthy trashed the judging at UFC 247, saying the judges did a poor job scoring the fights.<\/p>\n
The judges were involved in a number of controversial decisions at UFC 247 which has re-ignited the debate about how to score fights in MMA and whether or not the sport needs open scoring. Among the controversial decisions were the main event between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes, the women’s flyweight bout between Lauren Murphy and Andrea Lee<\/a>, and a bantamweight bout on the preliminary card between Andre Ewell and Jonathan Martinez.<\/p>\n McCarthy is one of the most respected figures in MMA and was instrumental in creating the Unified Rules of MMA and defining the scoring criteria for the sport. He also holds refereeing and judging seminars on the regular, so he’s an authority on the subject. Speaking on the “Weighing In” podcast<\/a>, McCarthy blasted the poor judging at UFC 247.<\/p>\n What was the judging quality like at \u2066@ufc<\/a>\u2069 246? See what we think at \u201cWeighing In\u201d podcast with \u2066@THEREALPUNK<\/a>\u2069 and me \u2066@JohnMcCarthyMMA<\/a>\u2069 pic.twitter.com\/slRDwDKbUB<\/a><\/p>\n — Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n