Some mixed martial arts fans were not happy with the outcome of the light heavyweight title clash between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes.
The UFC 247 main event stars treated fans to an instant classic as they went back and forth in five rounds, with some fans saying the challenger did enough to dethrone the two-time light heavyweight champ.
But when the smoke cleared, it was Jones who was announced as the winner after the ringside judges scored 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 in favour of the pound-for-pound king.
The result drew the ire of MMA fans on social media as they were surprised with the numbers especially the 49-46 tally, considering Reyes got the upperhand in the first three rounds.
Here’s how fans from the Twitter-verse reacted to Jones’ unanimous decision win over Dominick Reyes:
You mean to tell me that he out striked him the first 3 rounds and got a knockdown on Jones yet somehow lost that fight 49-46. WILD #UFC247 pic.twitter.com/5TcZHVtz5Q
— Brandon Rogers (@Broggggg) February 9, 2020
49-46. @DomReyes out-paced & out-classed the champ for 3 rounds. He then easily got back on his feet multiple after @JonnyBones shot for a takedown while doing literally ZERO damage. Proud of Dom for the way he handled the decision, but you just beat the champ. #UFC247
— HT433 (@W_Hightower_433) February 9, 2020
So the consensus is Reyes won 3-2, even ESPN analysts agreeing with that, but the judges give it to the cash cow Jones with one judge giving an outrageous 49-46 score. Bad look for UFC and Dana White. If they keep it up more will question the legitimacy of it like boxing. #UFC247
— Jesse O'Quinn ジェシーオクイン (@jcoquinn92) February 9, 2020
How MMA Twitter looking after that 49-46 Scoring was said out loud #UFC247 pic.twitter.com/SbX2IKRqHe
— Malcolm From The North (@MalcolmFromTheN) February 9, 2020
I’m so tired of the UFC man. These cards aren’t worth the $65 you make us spend on them. Enough with these judges just throwing numbers on a sheet of paper. 49-46? #GetItTogether
— Andrew Young (@AndrewYoung_23) February 9, 2020
#UFC247 I’ve just came across previous footage of the judge who scored the main event 49-46 to Jones. pic.twitter.com/YoaywOD8yV
— Tommo (@Tommo_MCMXCIX) February 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/iiMAKEuRAGEquit/status/1226394176302067712
Definitely shouldn’t have been unanimous. Whoever scored the fight 49-46 Jones needs to be drug tested. https://t.co/51jsSZ9aFO
— Cooda (@GaredW_06) February 9, 2020
But it wasn’t a 10 round fight, Jon definitely won the last 2 rounds but 49-46 is absolutely RIDICULOUS https://t.co/I1C6l2WLqp
— UFCGuruPicks (@GuruUfc) February 9, 2020
Jon Jones is reaching Leonard Garcia levels of bad judging. Dude has lost his last 2 fights. This is atrocious #UFC247
— Cootie Brown (@The_Myles_Berry) February 9, 2020
The main event of @ufc #247 is rigged. No way Jon Jones won. He lost 48-47. How one judge had it 49-46 for Jon is beyond me. It is the worst UFC scoring I've ever seen.
— Adam Gomez (@adaminhouston) February 9, 2020
#UFC247 49-46??? Is weed legal in Houston?
— Hal Valentine (@HalValentineTTV) February 9, 2020
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes)