Judge Douglas Crosby, who controversially scored Paddy Pimblett's fight with Jared Gordon in favour of the Brit, has been defended by UFC legend Chael Sonnen.
Pimblett was awarded the win by all three judges against Gordon, despite being hit flush countless times in the first round and completely controlled in the third. However, the one name which proved controversial was Crosby, who had judged a fight across America hours earlier, and turned in a similarly questionable scorecard.
Most fans and experts were suspicious that a judge who turned in a scorecard at around midnight on a Friday in Connecticut would fly around six hours to Nevada and take on another event the following day. But Sonnen, who is close friends with Crosby, argued in a new YouTube video that it is a thankless job, and should be appreciated instead of scorned.
