Dana White Blasts 'Insane' Judging After Kevin Holland's UFC 334 Draw

Dana White was not at all happy with how the judges handled Kevin Holland's fight at UFC 334. The UFC CEO openly questioned the scorecards after Holland and Uros Medic were announced as having fought to a draw at Madison Square Garden. White believed the American had done enough to earn a clear win, making the decision very hard for even the CEO to understand. White did not hold back backstage, describing the judging as absolutely insane and admitting that he was embarrassed by what happened.

Dana White Calls Kevin Holland vs Uros Medic Decision ‘Insane'

Kevin Holland and Uros Medic fight had a very controversial result on the UFC 334 main card, with confusion surrounding the official announcement immediately after their three-round contest.

Bruce Buffer initially announced a draw, but the scorecards he read out appeared to suggest that Medic had secured a majority decision. The situation was then clarified, with the fight officially confirmed as a draw after two judges scored it 28-28.

However, the third judge had Medic winning 29-27. That scorecard raised serious questions because the Serbian fighter had been deducted points for multiple low blows during the contest.

Holland appeared to have done the better work across the 15 minutes. The American had several strong moments and looked to be in control for significant portions of the fight. Despite that, he walked away without the victory, leaving fans questioning how the judges had reached their conclusions.

White was equally stunned by the outcome. Speaking to reporters backstage at Madison Square Garden, the UFC boss suggested that the judge had deducted the point in the wrong round.

“What had happened, from what I understand, is the judge took the point away on the wrong [round],” he said.

White then made it clear that he strongly disagreed with the official result.

“That decision is absolutely insane to me. Insane. I don't even know how. I'm embarrassed to f—ng even tell you what happened to me tonight. I got all these people that we have here business-wise, and I'm talking to everybody, whatever. Clearly, Kevin Holland won the fight.”, he added.

Kevin Holland Left With a Controversial UFC 334 Result

The UFC CEO also revealed that his son had contacted him after learning about the result, questioning how Holland could have failed to get his hand raised. White admitted that he initially did not even realise the American had been denied a victory.

The result was particularly frustrating given the point deduction against Medic. A different allocation of that deduction could have changed the final scoring and potentially given Holland the decision.

Holland has now been left with a draw rather than the victory White believes he deserved. The controversy has also put the spotlight on the judges' scoring at UFC 334.