5 reasons why open scoring is the need of the hour in the UFC

Holly Holm is one of many fighters who could have benefitted from open scoring

At seemingly every UFC event these days, there is a highly controversial judge's decision that the vast majority of fans believe was incorrect.

This has been going on for some time now, and it seems vital that the UFC finds a solution. Open scoring would go along way towards improving the current situation.

With all this recent renewed debate about open scoring in MMA, I'm reminded that 80% of the almost 200 fighters we interviewed for last year's anonymous fighter survey project supported the idea.

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An increased number of members of the MMA world, including fighters, coaches and media, have called for open scoring to be introduced to the UFC. While it may not be the perfect fix-all for the UFC, there are a number of reasons why it would be a smart idea for the organization to adopt open scoring.

Here are five reasons why open scoring is needed in the UFC:

#5. It has been successful elsewhere

Korean Zombie vs. Yair Rodriguez took place in Colorado which now offers open scoring

It’s important to note that open scoring is not some unrealistic idea that couldn't work if it was implemented. Open scoring has been utilized in a number of organizations—most notably Invicta FC. It has also been adopted by some state commissions, namely Kansas and Colorado thus far.

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The president of Invicta FC, Shannon Knapp, explained that moving to open scoring has been a positive change and that was well-received by her athletes. “I have to tell you, we have had nothing but positive comments," Knapp told Ariel Helwani's MMA Hour.

The success of open scoring in other organizations means there is no reason it could not be adopted by the UFC. They would not need to worry about the logistics of developing a system to incorporate open scoring and could instead copy other systems to enact the change right away.