Chael Sonnen argues that, contrary to popular belief, judge Mike Bell might’ve had a good reason for his 10-8 score at Noche UFC. Judge Bell cost Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) the win against flyweight champion Alexa Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) when he gave Grasso a 10-8 in Round 5. His scorecard read a draw, resulting in a split draw in this past Saturday’s headlining rematch. UFC CEO Dana White was outraged by the 10-8 score and plans on booking a trilogy fight between Grasso and Shevchenko. While Sonnen doesn’t agree with the 10-8 round, he gives Bell the benefit of the doubt based on the visual of the final seconds of the fight. “I have to defend Mike Bell in one regard,” Sonnen said on ESPN’s “DC & RC.” “That fight was eligible for stopping when she (Shevchenko) was being teed off on.
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