Could a fighter successfully sue the UFC/commissions over the gloves?

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Sheepdog

Protecting America from excessive stool loitering
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Do you not kind of think that should be the same logic applied to someone who "wins" due to what is effectively cheating? I mean sure, DC wouldn't (nor should he be) awarded the title, but Stipe unquestionably was given an unfair advantage due to the illegal tactic he used.
There's some vague theortetical similarities but important functional differences. There's way too many variables with fouls. With a drug test, it's often simple: test positive and your win gets stripped (yes, I know there are some more complicated exceptions).

But there is nothing simple about post-fight foul adjudication.

DC poked Stipe first. How do we know Stipe was unaffected? And the one round most people agree DC won came after the eye poke. How is clear that Stipe's win should be taken away? It's a minefield.

The ref is there to adjudicate in real time. Let him make the call. If he misses it, oh well.
 

Rambo John J

Eats things that would make a Billy Goat Puke
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Jan 17, 2015
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I'm suing all of you for this thread

ALL OF YOU