Couchside Judges MMA Podcast

We discuss judging after each UFC event and aim to educate and entertain. Read MMA judging the criteria at

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Listen Monday as we’ll breakdown the 3 contested rounds from #UFC290

It‘lol be a good one!

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Our Final Episode is Live!

We still broke down #UFCVegas and #BellatorParis.

We say our goodbyes. Thank you to all our listeners, we will miss you!

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#UFC #MMA #podcast

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EPISODE 291

- Big Announcement from Scott and Dan
- 1 contested round from UFC301
- A couple adventures in officiating
- #UFCStLouis preview

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Delayed til Wednesday, sorry, these things happen in mma.

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The #UFCAtlanticCity episode will be out on Tuesday.

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The #UFCAtlanticCity episode will be out on Tuesday.

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This weeks episode will be release on Tuesday. Sorry for this.

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EPISODE 284

-5 contested rounds from #UFCVegas88
-2 10-7 watches
-A look ahead to #Bellator302 and #UFCVegas89

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Episode 280

-Ilia Topuria new champ!
-7 contested rounds from #UFC298
-A look ahead to #UFCMexico and #PFLvsBellator

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Episode 279

- Dan shadow judged #CFFC129
- 6 rounds from #UFCVegas86
- a look ahead to #UFC298

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#MMA #UFC #spotify
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EPISODE 278

-Some good news regarding down opponents and 12-6 elbows
-Eye pokes galore
-4 contested rounds from #UFCVegas85

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EPISODE 276

What do a 10-7, knees to a down opponent, a wrong hand raised, and multiple split decisions from #UFC297 have in common?

We discuss ‘em all! Listen now!

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Found out today that MMA judge Donnie Carolei, who officiated in NY/NJ, passed away this week at age 72. His last assignment listed on MMA decisions was UFC 288 last year in Newark.
Sending my condolences to his family and friends. https://t.co/rurtevpRWB

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EPISODE 275

We’re back with contested rounds for 2024!

-2 rounds from #UFCVegas84
-Judges attended a 10-8 training call
-A look ahead to #UFC297

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EPISODE 274

The show with all the data in MMA Judging! Scott breaks down his gigantic database which is mostly complete for the UFC going back to 2017 to tell you all about the trends up until now! And Dan chimes in here and there.

#MMA #UFC #podcast
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Episode 273

JUDGMENT DAY IS UPON US!

-The worst scored 10-9/10-8 split rounds

-The worst scored split rounds

**the judges still had a great year**

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#UFC #MMA #Podcast

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Merry Christmas!

The 2023 Judgies are live !

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EPISODE 271

We closed the year with contested rounds strong! The judges at #UFC296 were unanimous on 22 or 23 rounds for a unanimity rate of 95.6%

We discuss that one round and much more!

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The judges at #UFCAustin were unanimous on 12 of 16 rounds (75%) including 2 10-9 vs. 10-8 splits.

Listen to Episode 269 on YouTube/Apple/Spotify to hear us discuss those rounds.

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EPISODE 269

-4 rounds from #UFCAustin
-A late referee stoppage
-Booking the UFC 155 division

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Please excuse the delay for the YouTube version of Episode 268. In the meantime please listen on Apple or Spotify. Thanks!

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EPISODE 268

- 5 rounds from #PFLWorldChampionship
- A very interesting judging situation
- A look ahead to #UFCAustin

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The judges in Washington, D.C. for #PFLWorldChampionship we’re unanimous on 27 of 32 rounds scored. 2 of the rounds were 10-9 vs. 10-8 splits.