EXCLUSIVE: An Interview with MMA Judge Douglas Crosby

You're Welcome! With Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Douglas Crosby is perhaps the most well-known judge in MMA, and he's made the headlines a lot recently due to his controversial scoring of the Dec. 9 Bellator fight between Danny Sabatello and Raufeon Stotts, as well as the Paddy Pimblett-Jared Gordon fight at UFC 282 the following night.

And in this special Wednesday edition of the program, Crosby joins his friend Chael to weigh in on all of this, discussing things like:

The judges never having the opportunity to speak to the public about their scoring decisions (1:27)
People who have criticized him for working too much and why they'll never understand where he's coming from (8:45)
His scoring of the Pimblett-Gordon fight and what it says about the state of the MMA judging system (16:50)
Why judges need to focus on the job and not worry about public perception (31:08)

Plus, some thoughts on rotary dial cell phones, golf clubs, and video games.

Transcript

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0:00.0	In the world of full disclosure, as you know, I have a relationship with the longest
0:13.6	standing, the first license to still be active today, judge, in all of Nevada and New
0:19.4	Jersey, which are the two states that catapulted our sport.
0:23.0	It's very relevant.
0:24.0	That's Douglas Crosby.
0:25.4	And you know that I believe while I can call shots down the middle, it is important
0:30.9	to tell you guys when I have that relationship.
0:32.9	Now look, I'll share with you.
0:33.9	It's been a little bit annoying and maybe been, I'll go as far as tough.
0:37.7	I don't know that any judge has been discussed in the history of our sport to the level that
0:42.0	Douglas has been discussed.
0:43.2	I've heard people talking about him.
0:45.9	But for the first time today, we're going to talk with him.
0:49.6	And with that said, Douglas, can you hear me?
0:52.6	Oh, yes, I can hear you.
0:55.0	Can you hear me?
0:56.0	I got you.
0:57.0	Welcome.
0:58.0	Welcome to the program.
0:59.0	Thank you.
1:00.0	I'm going to dig right into this.
1:01.0	And if I get a little wordy, I apologize in advance, but I have thought about going into
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