Arman Tsarukyan says the judge who scored his fight at UFC 300 admitted he was wrong.
On Saturday’s main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated former champion Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) by split decision. Ta. He was perplexed by the result.
Judges Adelaide Byrd and Ron McCarthy awarded the second and third rounds to Tsarukian, but it was Judge Mike Bell who scored the first and third rounds to Oliveira, resulting in It was a split decision. Mr. Tsarukyan said Mr. Bell admitted he had made a mistake in giving Mr. Oliveira the last slot.
“Yesterday,[Ariel]Helwani and I spoke to the referee, who made a mistake in the third round because he gave it to Oliveira,” Tsarukyan said in an interview with Daniel Cormier. “My coach talked to him. He called my coach and said, ‘Sorry, yes, you were right.’ I was not given to Oliveira. ” So he said he apologized for that too. ”
Tsarukyan, who turned down a surprise opportunity to challenge UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, said the loss was devastating for him.
“If we lose this battle, we will kill him,” Tsarukyan said. “He’s going to ruin my career, you know? I’ve been training non-stop for like 10 years. And every day I’m thinking about fights, weight loss, training, lots of surgeries, trauma. , think about the drama.
“I don’t know, all things considered, for example, one of the judges, maybe he was looking at his cell phone. But I’m fine now. Thank you. I realized that I was wrong.”
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