UFC Saudi Arabia began with a robbery! Well, that’s what Jamal Pogues seemed to think after his bout against Hamdy Abdelwahab ended with a defeat via a split decision. ‘The Stormtrooper’ did give tough competition to ‘The Hammer’ in the first 2 rounds. But the final decision lay with Ben Cartlidge, Sal D’Amato, and Tony Weeks. Cartlidge and D’Amato scored the fight 29-28 in the Egyptian’s favor. But Weeks had scored the bout 27-30 in favor of Pogues. Clearly disappointed with the decision, Pogues lashed out at the judges soon after the fight in an emotional video.
‘The Stormtrooper’ took to social media and released a video where he was apparently crying for his loss. He said, “I’m gonna let everybody know, you know we got robbed. It’s not really much to say when you fight in people’s f—ing country and s—. They go pick the hometown guy. I know I won 2 and 3. Other than that, man, I really don’t know what’s next.”
The tougher thing is that UFC Saudi Arabia was Pogues’ last fight in his current contract. It was still unclear whether the UFC would re-sign him, overlooking his last defeat. Nevertheless, he seemed to have his plans set for the instant future. He continued, “We’ll see what the UFC will do, if they re-sign me or not. If not, man, I appreciate everything about this job. F— manners. Go back home, heal up and just hang out with my family, man.”
But ‘The Stormtrooper’s rant went on. “We’ll see where God takes me next but I know I won the f—ing fight. We gotta get this s— overturned. I’m going to the commission. F— this s—. Everybody in the world saw me win that f—ing fight, man. I don’t know what to say. I don’t give a f— when I say f— Hamdy. And anybody out there who wants to get me because I know I won that f—ing fight.” The only question that remained was whether Dana White and Co. would keep him on the roster or not.
“Everybody in the world saw me win that f***ing fight.”
Jamal Pogues reacts to his #UFCSaudiArabia split decision loss to Hamdy Abdelwahab pic.twitter.com/2q0Em67Y1I
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 1, 2025
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