Overview

• Karine Silva avenged her 2019 regional defeat by beating Dione Barbosa by unanimous decision with three 29-28 scorecards.
• The United Center crowd booed the outcome and UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier publicly condemned the judges’ rulings.
• All three judges scored rounds two and three for Silva even though Barbosa dominated the opening stanza and nearly secured a first-round armbar.
• Dione Barbosa stepped in on short notice after JJ Aldrich withdrew due to injury, a factor noted in assessing expectations for the bout.
• Daniel Cormier called for an overhaul of MMA judging standards and Silva defended her win by pointing to multiple near-finishes in the later rounds.