This Friday night Invicta Fighting Championships will be the 1st mixed martial arts promotion to experiment with using 'open scoring' during their Phoenix Series 3 event. While many people welcome this new twist to scoring mixed martial arts contests, I'm looking at it differently. Open scoring means we will be able to know the score of each round within 30-40 seconds of … [Read more...] about Open Scoring Won’t Fix Incompetent Judges
Rothstein's Rants
Immediate Rematches: Time For Them To Disappear
Earlier today it was announced that this summer we will see a trilogy fight between reigning heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Fury is contractually obligated to give Wilder this rematch. The real fight to make should be between Anthony Joshua and Fury to unify all the heavyweight belts, however, boxing is notoriously known for immediate rematch clauses in … [Read more...] about Immediate Rematches: Time For Them To Disappear
The Judges at UFC247, Need to be Judged
There definitely were some horrible decisions by the judges tonight at UFC 247. Commentators Joe Rogan and Dominick Cruz were all over the judges all night long. Even bringing to light during the Lauren Murphy Andrea Lee fight that 1 of the judges was busy looking at the floor or chit-chatting with another commission member and not paying attention to the fight. The judges got … [Read more...] about The Judges at UFC247, Need to be Judged
Should Fighter’s Corners In The UFC Be Mic’d Up? Some UFC Pros Weigh-In
We the fight fan, or the sports fan for that matter, want as much access to our favorite athletes as we can get. From Twitter to Facebook and Instagram, we follow them, like their posts and pictures all in the hope of feeling a part of something that we really aren't, and there is nothing wrong with that. I mean, who doesn't like to have a distraction from our daily … [Read more...] about Should Fighter’s Corners In The UFC Be Mic’d Up? Some UFC Pros Weigh-In
If You Want To Get Mad At A Referee From UFC Tampa, Get Mad At Herb Dean, Not Andrew Glenn
Last Saturday night the UFC rolled into Tampa Bay with a stacked card of fighters that are a representation of what the future holds for the promotion as far as talent is concerned. Young fighters, more evolved than their predecessors at the same stage of their respective careers, as should be expected as the sport of mixed martial arts is no longer in its infancy, it's a … [Read more...] about If You Want To Get Mad At A Referee From UFC Tampa, Get Mad At Herb Dean, Not Andrew Glenn