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Andrew McNicol

Jorge Masvidal and several other fighters believe Marlon “Chito” Vera was “robbed” in his unanimous decision loss to Song Yadong at UFC on ESPN on Saturday.
Ecuador’s Vera (15-6), who secured two of three takedowns on Chinese prospect Song, was visibly angry after the judges announced their decision, and snubbed Song’s attempt at a post-fight handshake.


“Call the cops #UFC Chito got robbed,” Masvidal wrote on Twitter.
A fuming Vera later tweeted: “I don’t lost the fight to the China men I lost to the judges tonight. All my hard work to the [expletive] drain, I can’t believe this horse s*** tonight.”


Former lightweight champion and active welterweight Rafael dos Anjos was also left puzzled after hearing the judges’ decision in Jacksonville, Florida.
“Unbelievable! Crazy judges. Chito Vera won that fight,” the Brazilian tweeted with a facepalm emoji. He later tweeted: “Did judging criteria change with the [pandemic]? Who gets beat up more takes the W?”

Unbelievable! ‍♂️ crazy judges @chitoveraUFC won that fight
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) May 17, 2020

Fellow welterweight and three-time jiu-jitsu world champion Gilbert Burns also expressed his anger. “[These] judges from Florida are terrible! Chito won the fight,” he said, with a facepalm and clueless emoji.
In another tweet written in Spanis,m Vera wrote: “What [expletive] judges!!! What fight did they watch?” before giving his country a shout-out and retweeting several fighters and fans in support of him.
Song’s previous opponent, Cody Stamann, also weighed in. Stamann felt he too was robbed last December after Song escaped with a fortunate draw from their bantamweight fight. “Yadong might be the luckiest athlete alive,” tweeted the American.

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Vera asks what judges were watching after unanimous decision for Chinese prospect
Former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos calls the decision ‘unbelievable’



Marlon Vera asks what the judges were watching after Song Yadong takes a unanimous decision, with Jorge Masvidal and Rafael Dos Anjos airing disbelief on social media.


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UFC: Jorge Masvidal says Marlon Vera was ‘robbed’ in Song Yadong fight as ‘Chito’ blasts judges

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Vera asks what judges were watching after unanimous decision for Chinese prospect

Former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos calls the decision ‘unbelievable’