Morning Report: Daniel Cormier blasts judging in UFC 262 main event: ‘It’s crazy that they scored that 10-8’
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UFC 262 took place this past Saturday with Charles Oliveira claiming the lightweight title via second-round TKO of Michael Chandler. However, things could have gone much, much different for “Do Bronx.”
In the opening round, Oliveira was hit with a big shot from Chandler but was able to secure a takedown and move to the back quickly, where he locked in a body triangle. After about 90 seconds of backpacking Chandler without attempting a submission and landing minimal strikes, Chandler was able to explode out of the position and return to his feet. Once there, Chandler landed huge shots that hurt Oliveira and forced him to eventually pull guard to save himself. For the remainder of the round, Chandler sat atop Oliveira and landed good ground-and-pound while Oliveira just looked to survive to the horn. Survive he did but for his efforts, two of the judges for UFC 262’s main event - Sal D’Amato and Chris Lee - awarded Chandler a 10-8 round and that has drawn the ire of UFC commentator and former champ-champ Daniel Cormier.