Michael Bisping fumes at UFC 305 judge Howie Booth in live reaction to "straight-up bullsh*t" 30-27 score for Tai Tuivasa
Michael Bisping recently vented his frustration at UFC 305 judge Howie Booth during his live response to the judge's scorecard for the Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik fight. Bisping wasn't the only one shocked by the scorecard, as many MMA fighters and journalists were left dumbfounded by Booth's score.
Booth was one of the three judges for the Tuivasa vs. Rozenstruik bout on the main card of UFC 305, which took place this past Saturday at the RAC Arena in Perth.
The heavyweight bout lasted three rounds, which saw Rozenstruik prevail via split decision. Two out of three judges scored the contest 29-28 and 30-27 in favor of Rozenstruik. The particularly notable scorecard was Booth's, who scored the fight 30-27 in favor of Tuivasa. The scoring was unexpected because 'Bam Bam's' performance at UFC 305 was quite poor.
Bisping recently hosted a watch party on his YouTube channel, where he shared his live reaction to the UFC 305 card. The former middleweight champion was left astonished when he heard Booth's score for Tuivasa. He expressed his anger by saying:
''Anybody from the street, show them that fight, and they would tell you who was winning. I'm a big fan of Tai Tuivasa, so I take no pleasure in saying this, Jairzinho Rozenstruik just beat him from start to finish...These judges are costing people their livelihood, title shots, money in the bank. These judges that come out with insane scorecards like that, they need to be fired. They should not be doing this job...Any man on the street, woman, man, old lady, a child watching that fight can say who won. That was straight-up bullsh*t.''
Check out Michael Bisping's comments below:
UFC executive Dave Shaw discusses UFC 305's controversial scorecard
The Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik fight at UFC 305 this past weekend was filled with controversy. One of the three judges, Howie Booth, scored the three rounds 10-9 each for Tuivasa, giving him a total score of 30-27, which drew a lot of criticism and eventually led to his removal from the judges panel.
During the post-fight press conference, UFC executive Dave Shaw addressed the whole Booth incident, saying;
"So, they probably spoke to Dave Lewis. But don't forget that the Western Australia Combat Sports Commission, they're the lead committee here. So, they are responsible for those decisions. And I guess someone made the call on, you know, the performance was probably not worth keeping them involved for the rest of the night.''
Check out Dave Shaw's comments below: