UFC Fight Night: MMA Twitter roasts Sal D'Amato for scoring in favor of Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 200

The MMA community has criticized Sal D'Amato for his judging in the fight between Sean Strickland and Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 47.The event wrapped up with Strickland defeating Hermansson after the two middleweights battled it out in a five-round fight.While it looked as if the fight should have been a comfortable unanimous decision win for Sean Strickland owing to his dominance over five rounds, judge Sal D'Amato had other things in mind. The veteran MMA judge astonishingly scored the fight in favor of Jack Hermansson with scores of 48-47.Verdict@VerdictMMAThe scores of the cage-side judges vs. the Global Scorecard.Judge Sal D'Amato scored rounds 1, 3, &amp; 5 for Jack Hermansson.The 1st round was the only close round on the Global Scorecard.#UFCVegas4710:15 AM · Feb 6, 2022134The scores of the cage-side judges vs. the Global Scorecard.Judge Sal D'Amato scored rounds 1, 3, &amp; 5 for Jack Hermansson.The 1st round was the only close round on the Global Scorecard.#UFCVegas47 https://t.co/lpniQmp10RThe result saw 'Tarzan' earn a split decision victory. The other two judges scored the fight 49-46 and 49-46 comfortably in favor of Strickland. The American took a measured approach to the fight and was extremely calm throughout the contest. While Hermansson threw a higher volume of strikes compared to Strickland, it was 'Tarzan' who landed strikes more efficiently.UFC on BT Sport@btsportufcThat’s now wins in a row for @SStricklandMMA! Nordine Taleb Jack Marshman Brendan Allen Krzysztof Jotko Uriah Hall Jack Hermansson#UFCVegas4708:41 AM · Feb 6, 2022476That’s now 6️⃣ wins in a row for @SStricklandMMA! 👊✅ Nordine Taleb✅ Jack Marshman✅ Brendan Allen✅ Krzysztof Jotko✅ Uriah Hall✅ Jack Hermansson#UFCVegas47 https://t.co/qwabWV8P6VFans and fighters on Twitter reacted with shock after hearing of D'Amato's decision. Take a look at some reactions below.MMA Twitter slams Sal D'Amato for scoring in favor of Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 200UFC fighter Chris Daukaus was among the few fighters who immediately called out Sal D'Amato for his atrocious decision.He called for a statement from the MMA judge himself as to why he had scored the fight the way he did.&quot;So does Sal D’Amato have to report to anyone on why he scored it for Jack? Would be very interested to hear his reasoning for giving him that score on the cards. Judge accountability should be a thing. #UFCVegas47&quot;Chris Daukaus@ChrisDaukausMMASo does Sal D’Amato have to report to anyone on why he scored it for Jack? Would be very interested to hear his reasoning for giving him that score on the cards. Judge accountability should be a thing. #UFCVegas4708:46 AM · Feb 6, 20221546166So does Sal D’Amato have to report to anyone on why he scored it for Jack? Would be very interested to hear his reasoning for giving him that score on the cards. Judge accountability should be a thing. #UFCVegas47Fans reacted with annoyance as they expressed their disregard for the decision.Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩@BigMarcel24Sal D'Amato is a blatant idiot 🤣 #UFCVegas4708:41 AM · Feb 6, 202278368Sal D'Amato is a blatant idiot 🤣 #UFCVegas47Aleksandar Rakic, UFC’s current top light heavyweight, was seen having a hilarious back and forth with former middleweight Chael Sonnen regarding the fight.Chael Sonnen@ChaelSonnenYou pick Jack? twitter.com/rakic_ufc/stat…Aleksandar Rakic@rakic_ufcSeems like I have blessed with the uncle @ChaelSonnen course...#UFCVegas4708:45 AM · Feb 6, 2022622Seems like I have blessed 🃏 with the uncle @ChaelSonnen course...#UFCVegas47You pick Jack? twitter.com/rakic_ufc/stat…Aleksandar Rakic@rakic_ufc@ChaelSonnen The guy who gets a judge to give him the nod when he was outclassed almost the entire fight. Okay, great.08:50 AM · Feb 6, 2022212@ChaelSonnen The guy who gets a judge to give him the nod when he was outclassed almost the entire fight. Okay, great.MMA mania@mmamaniaSo this is the part of #UFCVegas47 where RuPaul calls Doug Crosby and Sal D'Amato forward as the bottom two and forces them into a sudden death lip sync battle, right?08:48 AM · Feb 6, 20224So this is the part of #UFCVegas47 where RuPaul calls Doug Crosby and Sal D'Amato forward as the bottom two and forces them into a sudden death lip sync battle, right?Popular boxing figure Teddy Atlas, who is no stranger to 'bad decisions' from his illustrious coaching career, expressed his disregard for the judge.He also compared the sport of boxing and MMA and said that the two sports might have a mutual problem of unfair and inaccurate judging.He said:&quot;I see that the UFC judges also have problems like the boxing. Split decision? Dana, give that judge a few extra bucks for better glasses. #UFCVegas47&quot;Teddy Atlas@TeddyAtlasRealI see that the UFC judges also have problems like the boxing. Split decision? Dana, give that judge a few extra bucks for better glasses. #UFCVegas4708:45 AM · Feb 6, 202279567I see that the UFC judges also have problems like the boxing. Split decision? Dana, give that judge a few extra bucks for better glasses. #UFCVegas47A fan made a logical point, saying the outcome of a fight has a direct impact on a fighter's career and its trajectory. Therefore the system for judging should be rectified.Jay Henry@jayhenry79Sal D’Amato scored rounds 1,3, and 5 for Jack Hermansson. You may say “but the right guy won”…which would be a cop-out. It’s about accountability and and athletic commissions ignoring it. Having judges threaten, better yet,affect a fighters livelihood is inexcusable. #MMATwitter09:01 AM · Feb 6, 20227Sal D’Amato scored rounds 1,3, and 5 for Jack Hermansson. You may say “but the right guy won”…which would be a cop-out. It’s about accountability and and athletic commissions ignoring it. Having judges threaten, better yet,affect a fighters livelihood is inexcusable. #MMATwitter https://t.co/M2JiaZJPPbConsensus Score@ConsensusScore&quot;Inexplicably, the fight was scored a split decision. Sal D’Amato had Hermansson, 48-47, while judges Derek Cleary and Junichiro Kamijo each had Strickland, 49-46. Yahoo Sports had Strickland, 49-46.&quot;#FireSal#UFCVegas47#MMATwitter twitter.com/KevinI/status/…Kevin Iole@KevinIThis is my column on Sean Strickland after his win over Jack Hermansson sports.yahoo.com/i-was-a-pansy-…10:12 AM · Feb 6, 202252This is my column on Sean Strickland after his win over Jack Hermansson sports.yahoo.com/i-was-a-pansy-…&quot;Inexplicably, the fight was scored a split decision. Sal D’Amato had Hermansson, 48-47, while judges Derek Cleary and Junichiro Kamijo each had Strickland, 49-46. Yahoo Sports had Strickland, 49-46.&quot;#FireSal#UFCVegas47#MMATwitter twitter.com/KevinI/status/…Strickland's striking coach Erik Nicksick expressed concern for his fighter and criticized Sal D'Amato.Eric Nicksick@Eric_XCMMAFucking Sal D’Amato…. Wow. 🙄#UFCVegas4708:41 AM · Feb 6, 2022133798Fucking Sal D’Amato…. Wow. 🙄#UFCVegas47Robert Sargent@MMARisingSal D'Amato watched that fight and thought that Jack Hermansson won three rounds. Retire, Sal. Go away.08:42 AM · Feb 6, 2022143Sal D'Amato watched that fight and thought that Jack Hermansson won three rounds. Retire, Sal. Go away.

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