By scoring round three 10-8 to Nate Diaz, judge Glenn Trowbridge ended up calling his loss to Conor McGregor as a draw.
Luckily for McGregor, the contest’s two other judges deemed him the victor [both scoring it 48-47].
While McGregor himself believes he could have been rewarded the second round 10-8, fight referee John McCarthy believes there was no round that deserved such a scoring gap.
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Writing for The42.ie, John Kavanagh has a different take on the third round. Having looked back on the fight, McGregor’s coach has confirmed some thoughts formed as he watched on at UFC 202.
Kavanagh feels McGregor dominated four minutes of that round and was only up against it in the final minute, when he was up against the cage and the crowd began to roar. Most of Diaz’ shots, he argues, were either rolled, parried or landed with the forearm. Kavanagh states:
“There were very few decent connections, yet the first four minutes of the round were still forgotten.
“One judge actually scored that round 10-8 to Diaz. That individual should be immediately removed from his role because he clearly hasn’t got the slightest idea of what’s going on in combat if he deems that to be worthy of a 10-8.”
Kavanagh, as he did during his appearance on The MMA Hour, has focused on a potential UFC Lightweight title bout against current champion Eddie Alvarez. Buoyed by the victory over Diaz, he believes McGregor could get the job done within two rounds.
He refuses to rule out McGregor fighting at UFC 205, in New York, but says nothing has yet been agreed.
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