Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often steeped in bias. With Robbery Review, we’ll take a look back at controversial fights and determine whether the judges were rightly criticized for their decision or if pundits need to examine their own knee-jerk reactions.
We introduced Robbery Review to the site this year and we had a few doozies to examine to start things off. Israel Adesanya’s staring contest against Yoel Romero had fans fuming and questioning whether “The Last Stylebender” did enough to retain his title, UFC on ESPN 8 gave us a trio of controversial calls that required further scrutiny, and Alexander Volkanovski scored another decision win against Max Holloway, though it was much closer the second time around.