LAS VEGAS – James Krause’s manager is confident that his client’s most recent loss will be overturned.
Krause stepped in on just 24 hours’ notice to face Trevin Giles at February’s UFC 247 in Houston in a middleweight bout, losing a controversial split decision.
But it wasn’t losing a tightly-contested bout that Krause’s team had an issue with; it was the fact that one of the Texas judges, Joe Soliz, had a potential conflict of interest in the bout.
Soliz previously trained at Elite MMA under Eric Williams, who cornered Giles in the fight. Soliz earned a black belt at the academy before leaving in 2010.
Soliz scored the bout in favor of Giles and was the only judge who awarded him Round 1, which saw Krause control much of the action on the floor. Giles won the bout 29-28 on two of the judges’ scorecards.
Krause’s manager, Iridium Sports CEO Jason House, decided to file an appeal and said he’s confident it will result in the fight getting overturned.
“I’m very confident that we will get this fight overturned,” House told MMA Junkie. “The conflict of interest that existed between the judges and our opponent is pretty crystal clear, and I’m hoping that once the Texas commission takes the time to review all the facts and evidence regarding the situation that they will see that it should be a no contest.”
The loss snapped Krause’s six-fight winning streak.
To hear more from House, check out the video above.
