White: Pearson-Sanchez decision ‘insanity’
Dana Whtie: “Usually, athletic commissions pull the best from around the country. Whoever gave that fight all three rounds to Sanchez should never judge a fight again.”
UFC President Dana White is usually the first person asked about the crazy things that happen in the sport of mixed martial arts. Unfortunately White was not attending UFC Fight Night 42 to watch the grossly misjudged fight between Ross Pearson and Diego Sanchez. Today ESPN finally got up with White who had this to say about the decision:
“It was horrible,” White told ESPN.com. “In the second round, Diego got dropped and one judge still gave him that round. Insanity, man. Pearson got robbed. Pearson won that fight clearly. He easily won that fight. We have to treat Pearson like he won and give him that next level fight.
“The thing about our sport is there’s never any of that hometown advantage bulls—. Yeah, more people are going to be cheering for you than the other guy, but it’s not like the judges are all from that town. Usually, athletic commissions pull the best from around the country. Whoever gave that fight all three rounds to Sanchez should never judge a fight again.”