Serhiy Sidey was completely satisfied to stroll away from UFC Edmonton with a victory, though he didn’t suppose he was going to when the ultimate horn sounded.
Sidey confronted Garrett Armfield in a preliminary bantamweight bout on Saturday’s Combat Evening card at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada. After three rounds, Sidey was awarded the cut up resolution win, which a lot of the MMA group didn’t agree with.
Shut struggle however I felt Armfield took RDs 1&3. One more reason why judges ought to clarify their ruling in order that us fighters and coaches can assess the fights in actual time to assist us make selections to probably win again the RD or end the struggle.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 2, 2024
Ain’t no manner bruh lmfao I’m mad for armfield
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) November 2, 2024
Wow. These judges proceed to screw guys!
— Michael Johnson (@Menace155) November 2, 2024
“That was a really shut struggle,” Sidey stated in his post-fight scrum. “First two rounds, very shut, I’d’ve edged these out. Misplaced that third spherical. When the judges have been scoring the scorecards, personally, I believed I misplaced. I’ll be trustworthy.
“I’ve received to re-watch that struggle. I do know I harm him unhealthy within the first two rounds, had some very shut submissions, I received a cut up resolution win in the present day.”
Armfield, as anticipated, wasn’t thrilled with the 2 judges that scored it for Sidey, going as far to joke in a since-deleted tweet that somebody ought to “examine these judges” and tagging UFC CEO Dana White and Donald Trump. He later made it clear that he wasn’t critical.
Simply to make clear, I don’t truly suppose the judges should be investigated @BloodyElbow
Cut up selections are aside of the game and you aren’t going to be on the “proper” finish each time.
I used to be trying to be humorous after the struggle ended that manner.— Garrett Armfield (@Armfield135) November 3, 2024
Regardless of the controversy, Sidey formally has a UFC victory on his résumé. After incomes a contract on Dana White’s Contender Collection with a controversial knockout win towards Ramon Taveras, the UFC rebooked the pairing at UFC 297, and Taveras earned a cut up resolution victory.
For Sidey, he’ll chalk off Saturday’s struggle with Armfield as a win and plenty of helpful classes discovered sharing the cage with somebody he respects.
“Garrett got here out and that was the toughest struggle I’ve ever had, I feel,” Sidey stated. “He blended up his wrestling rather well and good boxing, the strongest 135er I’ve ever fought, for certain. That dude had some loopy energy.
“A number of issues I can be taught from this struggle. I need to come again stronger.”
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