The first two rounds between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson were incredibly close and mostly inactive. There were very few strikes thrown and no grappling to speak of.
Many onlookers felt like at least one of those rounds in the UFC 209 main event Saturday night in Las Vegas should have been scored a 10-10 tie, rather than the more traditional and prevalent 10-9, giving the round a winner.
Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) executive director Bob Bennett explained the commission’s policy on 10-10s in a rare appearance for a commission official in a post-fight press conference.