LAS VEGAS – For just a few seconds, Junyong Park thought he found himself on the wrong side of a split decision, again.
“The Iron Turtle” picked up a split decision win over veteran Brad Tavares in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 244. When the judges’ scorecards were being read, Park (18-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) who for many had clearly beaten Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC) in two rounds, feared the worst.
“Last time, I obviously lost by split decision and that set me back a little bit – it broke the streak,” Park told MMA Junkie at the UFC Fight Night 244 post-fight news conference. “As they were reading the scores, and they said it was split decision, I slightly had PTSD about the last time I lost by split decision. I was a little worried. But really thinking about it, I thought I won on all the scorecards.”
