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Editorial: UFC commentary on scoring is not good — here’s an easy fix

There were problems with the scoring at UFC Vegas 32, especially in the main event bout between Cory Sandhagen and T.J. Dillashaw. With the judges taking most of the heat, the UFC’s commentary team of Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz and Brendan Fitzgerald escaped criticism. They shouldn’t have.

The commentary spoke little about the scoring of the fight between Sandhagen and Dillashaw during the first 15 minutes of the contest. The talk of the judging picked up in the final 10 minutes and it did not enhance the broadcast or the understanding of how MMA fights are to be scored.