[Minatour MMA]

Wouldnt it be better to have experienced fighters as mma Judges instead of people who have probably never trained a day in their life except the small training they have to do to become a judge?

Im talking about intelligent fighters such as Matt Hume (who has judged Pride before), Pat Miletich, Greg Jackson, Eric Paulson, Greg Nelson, Randy Couture etc. I cant see many Bisping vs Hamill like decisions with those as judges.

[choke m out]

sometimes but not all the time

[E Z Tappinz]

This idea has potential... the same should go for judges.

Although I have seen every UFC show since the debut of TUF, as well as every Elite XC show... several Pride and Bodog shows, I was never certain on how judges are selected. I know Cecil Peoples is both a ref and a judge... but not familiar with other names I see announced.

[Vice Brazilia]

Well, Herb Dean was a lackluster fighter

[Minatour MMA]

Damn, i actually meant mma judges not referees. I dont have a problem with the referees. I'll edit the title

[Vice Brazilia]

Originally Posted by Minatour MMA

Damn, i actually meant mma judges not referees. I dont have a problem with the referees. I'll edit the title

That makes more sense, but I could see some issues with favoritism come into play.

[collokwheel]

yeah, the judging in mma is still way too wacky and inconsistent. the system is pretty flawed but if you get some reasonably intelligent judges in there it could really make a difference.