It took a while before UFC 315 received his first major assessment contamination.
The Cageside officials were not needed on Saturday evening for many of the Prelims in Quebec, Canada.
UFC 315 started with the teammate of Conor McGregor who got Ko'd in 64 seconds by Bekzat Almakhan.
Shortly thereafter, Bruno Silva was executed on a stretcher after his face plant KO loss against Marc-André Barriault before light heavyweight contenders Modestas Bukauskas and Ion Cuțelaba Kwadraaten in the Bell Center.
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Daniel Cormier Slams 'Trash' UFC 315 Result
After 15 minutes of beating action, Bukauskas vs Cuțelaba went to the score cards.
The commentary replacement by Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan, Dominick Cruz, was convinced that Cuțelaba had done enough to win the fight after his opponent during the first 10 minutes at UFC 315.
Two of the judges, however, did not agree with the UFC legends, who remained stunned by their scorecards.
Bukauskas, who trains with Interim-Puc Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall, walked away with a controversial split decision victory thanks to 30-27, 29-28, 27-30 Scorecards.
Cormier called the result 'waste' before he concentrated on the judge who saw each round in front of Bukauskas.
“That is waste. That is actually a very bad decision,” the former Dual-Weight UFC champion rumbled.
“30-27 for Bukauskas? I thought Cuțelaba was lost round three, but that was the only round I thought he was lost.
“I don't understand how they look at two different fights.”
Cormier added: “Who is Pasquale Procopio?”
Cruz said, “They have to put their face above it”
What is the next step for Modestas Bukauskas?
Bukauskas comes closer to the light heavyweight rankings during his second UFC stint.
Lithuania, based in London, bounced back from one of the worst injury in the middle of the fight in UFC history after eating a pathogenic sidekick to the knee of Khalil Rountree JR in 2021.
Bukauskas brought that loss on a three-field loss line and temporarily ended his run in MMA's Premier League.
Two Cage Warriors wins later, he was again signed by the UFC and since then he has gone 5-1 in the Octagon.
Now, Bukauskas is on a three-fighter-winning run, he hopes to combat a ranked opponent next time.
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