There's a silver lining in last Saturday's main card loss of fighter Ross Pearson. As the fallout from UFC Fight Night 42 continues - Jason High being cut from the UFC for shoving a ref, questions surrounding drug testing and judging, and a supposed fish hook by Bryan Caraway that was not caught on camera - the UFC has stepped in to right at least one wrong. According to a report on UFC.com, the promotion will pay co-main event fighter Ross Pearson his win bonus, despite having lost the match. Pearson lost a controversial decision to Diego Sanchez at the event, with judges seeing the bout 30-27 and 29-28 for Sanchez, while a single judge watched the same fight the rest of the world did, scoring a 30-27 for Pearson. In a statement to UFC.com, UFC President Dana White had some harsh words for the judge in question: "Diego lost that fight. The judge who judged that fight should never be judging fights again." He continued on to question how the judge could give Sanchez a round in which he was knocked down by Pearson, finishing by saying "That's as bad as it gets." Pearson picks up $30,000 in win money as a result of this move.
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
