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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen (aka UFC Kansas City) kicked off with a women’s bantamweight bout between Joselyne Edwards (13-4) and Lucie Pudilova (14-8), and it proved to be a sour first bite. Social media lit up with the typical spectrum of emotions — a mixture of scathing sarcasm, shrugs, outrage and sheer bewilderment — when Edwards won the split decision.
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MMADecisions.com tracks and publishes the official UFC judging scores alongside those from popular MMA media outlets. The fight was officially scored 29-28 Pudilova and two 29-28 scores for Edwards; a jagged contrast with the MMA media scores.
All 14 media sources penned Pudilova, but two of the three official judges voted Edwards in another case of puzzling judging in MMA.
| MEDIA SCORES | ||
| Steve Duncan mma.uno | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Jillian DeCoursey | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Keith Shillan Sherdog.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Alex Behunin MMA Mania | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Dayne Fox BloodyElbow.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| CombatPress.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| BloodyElbow.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| MMAMania.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Jay Pettry Sherdog.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Tyler Treese Sherdog.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| MMAJunkie.com | 28-29 | Pudilova |
| Ben Duffy Sherdog.com | 27-29 | Pudilova |
| Ryan Frederick WrestlingObserver.com | 27-30 | Pudilova |
| Jake Noecker The Scrap News | 27-30 | Pudilova |
A disparity this severe is difficult to overlook. Stay tuned for more reactions and fallout, and check the rest of our UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen coverage here.
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