“The mafia will deal with him”

At UFC 305, a single judge decided Tai Tuivasa And Jairzinho Rose Bush heavyweight bout has left the MMA community stunned. The outcome of the fight has led to significant criticism after Charlie Keech And David Lethaby scored in favor of Rozenstruik, while Howie Booth awarded a round to Tuivasa. Following this, Booth was relieved of his co-main duties by the UFC.

During the main card of UFC 305, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Tai Tuivasa had a 15-minute standing battle in one of the main bouts. Rozenstruik out-punched Tuivasa in all three rounds. The Surinamese fighter even came close to knocking him down in the second round. Despite his best efforts, the Australian heavyweight was unable to gain the upper hand against Rozenstruik

It looked like a clear 30-27 victory for Rozenstruik. However, the decision took an unexpected turn when Bruce Buffer announced a surprising 30-27 score for Tuivasa. Judge Howie Booth scored a round in favor of the Australian fighter, leaving everyone in shock. As a result, Rozenstruik took a split decision for a fight he won convincingly. As for Tuivasa, his losing streak was extended to five.

Interestingly enough, Judge Howie Booth has a track record of overestimating. According to NY Post reporter Scott FontanaBooth has been outscored in 14.47% of the rounds he has scored in UFC events since 2017. This percentage is based on 76 rounds, making it the highest dissenting percentage of any judge who has scored 75 or more UFC rounds.

Even judge Charlie Keech’s 29-28 Rozenstruik score seemed surprising. Many fight fans believed Rozenstruik had won all three rounds. Even the UFC broadcast team criticized Booth’s scorecard and color commentator Jon Anik later announced that Booth had been relieved of his responsibilities in the co-main event of UFC 305.

Fight Fans React to Judges’ Horrific UFC 305 Scorecard

The fight fans were furious after seeing Booth’s scorecard. Not only that, even several other UFC fighters expressed their disappointment with the scorecard. However, later on, fight fans seemed to be happy with the decision that UFC had made.

After the victory even Rozenstruik took over his X-handle (JairRose bush) and commented “How’s Howie Booth?”. Interestingly, some fight fans also pointed out that giving Tuivasa a 30-27 should send Booth to jail. Check out some of the intriguing reactions below.

the mafia will probably catch him on the way home

— Tristan (@TristanGHill) August 18, 2024

Do you know how bad your scorecard has to be to get fired from the UFC?

— Superfan🇮🇪 (@McGregorRousey2) August 18, 2024

30-27 Tuivasa is the worst scoreboard I’ve ever seen.

Terrible.

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) August 18, 2024

According to many fans, this is the worst scorecard they have ever seen. However, it remains to be seen how the UFC will respond to the matter. As for the fans, they feel that such terrible mistakes should not be made on such a big stage.

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