Fighting Nerds Team Reacts to Difficult Showing at UFC Paris

Things didn't go as planned for The Fighting Nerds in Paris. | Getty/UFCAfter its four main representatives tallied an impressive 20 wins in 21 fights over the past three years in the UFC, The Fighting Nerds were awarded “Team of the Year” at the recent MMA Oscars.

Last weekend at UFC Paris, however, the team led by Pablo Sucupira suffered two setbacks in the same night: Mauricio Ruffy was submitted in the second round by Benoit St. Denis in the co-main event, and Caio Borralho lost via unanimous decision in the main event to Nassourdine Imavov.

Faced with the avalanche of criticism in the media, the team responded with an official statement via social media.

"Yesterday, we lost two fair…