You may believe fighters from Australia or New Zealand—on the bill in 12 of the night’s 13 fights—arrived predestined to win any fight that was close.
If so, the majority decision given to Kaan Ofli was no surprise, even if you disagreed.
But to the broadcast team, it was still good for a verbal gasp or two.
The 32-year-old featherweight had his hand raised for a second straight time after two judges gave him two of three rounds against Chinese foe Yizha, who got a draw from the third judge but was considered a lock by Bisping and Cormier.
“I don’t know, man,” Cormier muttered in the immediate aftermath of Bruce Buffer’s official announcement. “I don’t know.”
Anik agreed, saying, “I think it’s safe to say that everyone at the broadcast table agrees with you.”
It wasn’t universal, however, as B/R’s W/L scorecard agreed with the majority and had Ofli up 29-28, giving him the first and third rounds. In fact, all three judges gave him rounds one and three, with the single deadlocked score resulting from judge David Lethaby’s 10-8 margin for Yizha in the second.
