Daniel Cormier blames Paddy Pimblett fight judge Doug Crosby for making MMA judging a joke

Daniel Cormier recently offered a scathing review of fight judge Doug Crosby when discussing Paddy Pimblett's contentious unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon at UFC 282.

Crosby's scorecard was a major bone of dispute in the decision, having scored the first and second rounds for Pimblett. Ron McCarthy also submitted the same card, but Crosby was the focus of attention after providing scorecards that sparked controversy on consecutive evenings.

Crosby's controversial judgment in the main event of Bellator 289 between Raufeon Stots and Danny Sabatello (50-45 in favor of Sabatello) became a heated topic of conversation in the MMA community one day before UFC 282. Stots went as far as to imply that he did not wish for Crosby to score his fights in the future.

Raufeon Stots wins a split decision over Danny Sabatello. No problem with that call.

Doug Crosby should never judge a fight again with that 50-45 scorecard.

Stots vs Patchy Mix is a hell of a good matchup for the finals.
#Bellator289

Check out the UFC 282 co-main event scorecards below:

#UFC282 Official Scorecard: Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon 👇

All Tonight’s Scorecards ➡️: ufc.com/news/official-… https://t.co/xS4LbE648K

Touching upon the issue that plagues the sport today on his YouTube channel, Daniel Cormier stated:

"The judging in fighting has almost become a joke. One guy in particular, Douglas Crosby, I heard he's a bully too. Some of the stories you hear about this guy is some of the most insane stuff I've ever heard. He's got bad scorecards and now the guy's under review and we'll see what happens."

Crosby's contentious decisions have now come under the Nevada Athletic Commission's radar. Additionally, the Mohegan Athletic Department, which oversaw the Bellator event, released a statement regarding Sabatello vs. Stots, stating that it had "informed all three judges that we will be reviewing the fight together."

Judge Douglas Crosby is under investigation by the commission following his controversial decisions at #UFC282 and #Bellator289 👀

Full story: sportskeeda.com/mma/news-judge… https://t.co/6eE4mb9YuK

Catch Cormier's comments below (15:40):

Sean O'Malley was stunned when Paddy Pimblett was awarded a unanimous decision victory at UFC 282

UFC 282 delivered some exciting fights, but the event was tainted by highly contentious decisions in the main and co-main events. Paddy Pimblett was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon, while the general consensus suggested otherwise.

At UFC 280, Sean O'Malley faced a similar situation when his split-decision victory over Petr Yan became a hot topic of discussion. While O'Malley stated that he would like to rewatch the fight before jumping to any conclusions, Paddy Pimblett was extremely confident that he had earned the decision victory.

STILL UNDEFEATED IN THE OCTAGON!!

Paddy Pimblett takes the UD victory in your #UFC282 co-main event 💪 https://t.co/8QxhdI9fZT

Speaking on his YouTube channel, O'Malley stated that he was shocked when Bruce Buffer announced the unanimous decision in favor of Paddy Pimblett:

“When we all watched it, there were a bunch of people in the room. I don’t think there was one person that scored the fight [in favor of Pimblett] and that’s coming from me who literally everyone just said that about a couple months ago. Everyone in our building was like, ‘Damn, Paddy lost.’ 100 percent. Then it was a unanimous decision and I’m like, ‘Well, I thought Paddy won at least one round.’ But then they announce that [unanimous decision]. What?!”

Catch Sean O'Malley's comments below: