‘Absolute buffoon’… UFC 309 star lets rip at judge for handing in ‘craziest’ scorecard of all time  

Oban Elliott was furious after his big win at UFC 309.

'The Welsh Gangster' took his fight out of the hands of the judges when he brutally knocked out Bassill Hafez in the third round of their welterweight fight at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday evening.

Elliott appeared to be on his way to a points win before finishing his UFC 309 opponent, but that wasn't the case as one judge had Hafez ahead by two rounds heading into the final frame.

The 26-year-old blasted dissenting judge Derek Cleary in an angry social media post after improving his MMA record to 12-2.

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Oban Elliott criticizes unreliable scorecard

On Sunday, Oban Elliott took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to vent.

The 3-0 UFC prospect slammed Cleary for his “crazy” scorecard before claiming the referee would not meet the requirements to fill his old job at Britain's favorite chicken spot.

He tweeted: “These are some of the craziest bulls*** I have ever seen.

“I can't believe this almost happened to me. Derek Cleary, you're not even being considered for my old job at Nando's, you absolute buffoon.

The other two judges agreed that Elliott won the first round and lost the second, so they were given a pass when he ran into the man who also gave Stipe Miocic a round in his one-sided main event loss to Jon Jones.

Oban Elliott had his moment after the fight

Elliott is a self-proclaimed superfan of Chael Sonnen, who would have made his hero proud when he hopped on the mic and gave an epic post-fight interview to Joe Rogan.

“This is my home, brother,” he said.

“Pay per view. Madison Square Garden. The most famous arena in the world just saw the world's most dangerous gangster put the man on his back. And we're just getting started, boys and girls.

Elliott has found a lot of success inside the Octagon since earning a contract with DWCS. Back-to-back decision wins over Preston Parsons and Val Woodburn continued his UFC 309 performance.

Not only did Elliott leave his biggest fight to date with a first UFC KO, but he also received a $50,000 bonus after impressing Dana White with his performance.

It appears the sky is the limit for this young 170-pound prospect from Wales.

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