UFC president Dana White was highly critical of the split decision victory Emmet Brennan recorded over Kevin Cronin at the 3Arena on Friday night, believing Cronin deserved the win. White called the decision 'devastating for the kid's career' and questioned whether a rematch is even warranted.
Dana White was extremely critical of the split-decision victory Emmet Brennan recorded over Kevin Cronin on Friday night at the 3Arena.
One of the three judges scored the eight-round bout in Cronin's favour 77-75, while the other two had it 78-76 and 78-75 to Brennan, who took his professional record to 4-0 with the victory.READ MORE: Shauna O'Keeffe extends undefeated record in devastating fashion at the 3Arena The Kerry man is managed by Conlan Boxing and Michael Conlan took to X to vent his frustration with the result. He wrote: "Headlines for @kevincronin_ky tonight what a performance against an Olympian! Proud of you champ, I had you winning by 2 rounds! Congratulations @emmetbrennan91 the rematch is needed for the Irish title. The crowd and @danawhite knew who should have won that.
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