It’s an extraordinarily rare event for a mixed martial arts (MMA) fight result to be overturned by a commission, but today, it actually happened.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Cody Brundage’s unanimous technical decision loss to Mansur Abdul-Malik
at UFC Atlanta on June 14, 2025, has been officially changed to a majority draw, per the Georgia State Athletic Commission.One of Brundage’s managers, Lance Spaude, broke the news on social media:
“Cody Brundage’s June 14th bout against
Mansur Abdul-Malik has been overturned to a majority draw. I want to thank the Georgia commission for their professionalism and thorough review of Mr. Brundage’s appeal.”
If you need a reminder on what happened, Brundage and Abdul-Malik clashed heads 36 seconds into the third round, leading to a TKO stoppage in Abdul-Malik’s favor. A replay official reviewed the incident, deemed the head clash accidental, and ruled the fight a technical decision.
Mansur Abdul-Malik earns a technical decision over Cody Brundage after the bout was stopped early in the third due to an accidental headbutt. #UFCAtlanta pic.twitter.com/xOAJWFL6MV
— Superbeast MMA (@SuperbeastCraig) June 15, 2025
The reason it is scored a draw is because, as per Georgia commission rules, “no incomplete round will be scored,” and since Brundage-Abdul Malik ended 36 seconds into the third round, it was incomplete.
Abdul Malik has yet to comment on the new decision.
Brundage, 31, has endured a bizarre two-year stretch of fight outcomes. In 2023, an illegal elbow from Jacob Malkoun earned him a disqualification (DQ) win. A year later, another illegal elbow from Abdul Razak Alhassan just 37 seconds into their bout led to a no-contest. Now, an accidental head clash marks his latest stroke of bad luck.
Has Brundage walked under too many ladders? His string of misfortune is almost unmatched in the UFC.
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