The UFC Paris card has been truly insane but it wasn’t without its flaws. Fans were shocked to see the win taken away from Joanderson Brito in his featherweight bout. The Brazilian faced local lad, William Gomis in a featherweight bout and was unjustly ‘robbed’ as per fans, with the judges handing him an SD win.
Brito was clearly the aggressor this evening, walking forward and firing vicious kicks and punches while Gomis appeared to be on the backfoot except for his occasional counterattacks.
However, it didn’t cut it for the UFC judges who furthered the fixing allegations after they seemingly robbed Brito of a much-deserved win.
Soon the fandom took up arms and mercilessly thrashed the promotion and its judges for denying Brito the deserved win. With the official scorecard showing (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) warranting the Frenchman the win, one fan stated the obvious –
“Robbery. Brito has a better argument for a 30-27 than Gomis has for winning 2 rounds.”
Robbery. Brito has a better argument for a 30-27 than Gomis has for winning 2 rounds
— ZubacSZN (@213clipset) September 28, 2024
Whereas others simply vented out their frustrations, taking shots at the promotion.
“The UFC just robbed Joanderson Brito in broad day light. What the f**k.”
The UFC just robbed Joanderson Brito in broad day light. What the fuck.
— dale (@Storm9O) September 28, 2024
This fan articulated it down to a dot.
“Wow what an absolute joke. Brito won that fight.”
Wow what an absolute joke. Brito won that fight
— tonio (@ANTONIOEESPARZA) September 28, 2024
UFC is never going to live down these allegations, are they?
“blatant robbery.”
blatant robbery
— ☘️ (@PaceBen7) September 28, 2024
While no one cannot be certain about whatever the fans are seeing but there certainly has been a trend that has seen fighters winning on their home turf.
Why Brito’s loss stings so much
‘Tubarao’ Joanderson Brito went into Saturday’s bout with an impressive finishing streak, having ended five straight fights inside the distance with wins over Andre Fili, Lucas Alexander, Westin Wilson, Jonathan Pearce and Jack Shore. Another win last night would’ve gotten him into the rankings.
Gomis, on the other hand, had been stopped just once in his pro career by Morgan Charriere back in 2016. However, Brito’s ambitions took a hit when the judges robbed him of a win.
While the Brazilian pushed the pace, out striking the Frenchman in the opening round, Gomis managed to ground him with a takedown. Brito returned the favor in R2 and brutalized him against the cage with numerous unanswered knees to the body.
He continued to march forward in R3 by utilizing kicks along with his hands. However, as time ticked away, Brito was definitely at risk of losing his finishing streak, but never really at risk of losing the fight.
Unfortunately, the judges were watching a different fight.
