After a 28-day drought that coincided with Amanda Nunes’ retirement, Alexandre Pantoja brought a UFC title back to Brazil with his thrilling victory over Brandon Moreno on Saturday night.
The official verdict was one of the UFC 290 co-main event’s most tense moments, with the scoring of a couple closely-contested rounds up for debate. In the end, Pantoja became the promotion’s fifth flyweight champion with a split-decision triumph. The scorecards, however, remained a subject of controversy, particularly the one submitted by judge Ben Cartlidge.
"That really scared me. In that fifth round Pantoja was superior, even in striking aspects in the first two minutes. Then he took Moreno down at the 2:15 mark, got the back, closed the lock, punished him with punches from his back. Then he applied the cross face and the fight was over. Each of these grappling actions must be scored just like a punch or kick is while the fight is standing. Control is different from dominance.
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