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topicnews · October 26, 2024

Fakhretdinov vs. Leal: Judges’ scorecards revealed as fans criticize UFC 308 decision | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

Fakhretdinov vs. Leal: Judges’ scorecards revealed as fans criticize UFC 308 decision | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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UFC 308 got off to a swinging start as the opening match on the preliminary card between Rinat Fakhretdinov and Carlos Leal sparked controversy over how the judges scored the fight.

Fakhretdinov was awarded the victory by unanimous decision, with one of the judges scoring all three rounds for the Russian fighter.

Fans and analysts agreed that this rating was a joke and that Leal had clearly won the fight.

RD @RayDenaro

Yes @danawhite I have to do something about the assessment in the @ufc. It’s legitimately killing the sport. Carlos Leal was absolutely robbed.

Jed Meshev II @JedKMeshew

I’ll be honest: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal wasn’t the fight that got people excited today.
UFC 308 will be a RIDE

Adam Martin @MMAdamMartin

Thanks @felderpaul for keeping it real and showing the judges a new face.
This is a complete joke. The UFC needs to pay Carlos Leal his win bonus, consider this a win for his record, and get rid of the 30-27 Rinat judges. #UFC308

Mack @CutbackMack

They just robbed Carlos Leal of his first UFC fight so badly

According to official UFC statistics, Leal landed four more significant strikes in the first two rounds, and Fakhretdinov doubled the total number of strikes in the opening round (56 to 28). The only advantage for Fakhretdinov in the first round was a takedown, but Leal was never in danger and got right back up.

Alex Silverstein @silversteinmma

It looks like Carlos Leal won the significant blow by 4 strokes each in Round 1 and Round 2, according to ufcstats data. Fakhretdinov had a takedown in Round 1 that could have given him the chance, but it appears that was a robbery. #ufc308 pic.twitter.com/tGoOiGG4ld

This article will be updated shortly to provide further information and analysis.

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