It’s not often you see a fighter and his team appeal a win, but that’s what Dhiego Lima intends to do.
Lima appeared to have a clear-cut decision over Luke Jumeau at UFC 243 in Australia, but one judge did give Jumeau a scorecard. While Lima officially has a split decision win from this contest, his manager Alex Davis confirmed with MMA Junkie that they want it changed to a unanimous decision. Seriously.
“Although Dhiego won, we have decided to appeal this decision,” Davis said. “We are asking that it be changed from split to unanimous on a question of principle.