The collective groans, raised eyebrows and shaking heads said it all.
Nah-Shon Burrell was handed a controversial split decision over welterweight champion Chris Curtis in the CES MMA 34 headliner on Friday at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Scores were 48-47 and 49-46 for Burrell, 48-47 for Curtis. The title did not change hands, as Burrell had failed to make weight for the match.
Curtis (13-5) seemed to be comfortably in command throughout the 25-minute affair. The 28-year-old pieced together his strikes, as he fired off two- and three-punch combinations with regularity, punctuating many of them with crisp uppercuts.