Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – In an unusual turn, Nevada State Athletic Commission chief Bob Bennett appeared at the post-event press conference for Saturday’s UFC 209 to reaffirm a majority-decision win for welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and call out a judge for a bad score. Bennett, the commission’s executive director, didn’t name the judge, Sal D’Amato, who scored it a 47-47 draw after five rounds in the pay-per-view headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But he criticized D’Amato’s fifth round 10-8 score for Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) over Stephen Thompson (13-2-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC), saying the longtime official “just missed it.” “Thank God it didn’t affect the overall outcome of the fight,” Bennett told MMAjunkie
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NSAC’s Bob Bennett says veteran judge incorrectly scored 5th round of UFC 209 headliner – MMA Junkie