Welcome to “Judges Gonna Judge,” where our MMA Junkie staff panel revisits the most controversial decision that occurred over the weekend. In this installment, we take a closer look at the UFC 307 main card bout in Salt Lake City, a bantamweight fight between UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo and rising contender Mario Bautista . The fight resulted in a split decision in Bautista’s favor . The opening round was Bautista’s and the second Aldo’s, but the final round proved to be where judges disagreed. After 15 minutes of action, the official judges submitted dueling 29-28 scores, with two seeing Bautista as the winner. A total of 18 media members submitted scores to MMA Decisions , resulting in an even split of 29-28 scores in favor of either fighter.
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