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Editorial: No, the judges didn’t cost Angela Hill money in latest UFC loss

There are certain controversies that come up a lot in MMA. And Judging is often chief among them. Specifically, bad judging (or at least the perception that judging in MMA is usually bad). So, it wasn’t a surprise to see an online uproar following the Amanda Lemos vs Angela Hill fight, which Lemos won via split decision.

The scorecards read 28-29, 30-27 and 29-28. All three judges scored the first round 10-9 in favor of Lemos. Two judges scored the second round 10-9 for Hill and two judges scored the third round 10-9 for Lemos. The scorecard that immediately got singled out for being most wrong-headed was the one that read 30-27 in favor of the Brazilian.