
Maurico Rua vs. Lyoto Machida UFC 104
The only explanation anyone can seem to come up with as to why Machida was awarded this victory over Rua, is that the judge’s confused which fighter was which. Under no other scenario can I understand this decision.
Oddly enough, this decision, which is widely regarded as one of the worst in history, was a unanimous decision. Possibly this makes it more likely that it was actually the person in charge of tallying up the judge’s scorecard who made the mistake, and the judge’s just couldn’t be bothered to correct it.
The UFC quickly booked a rematch due to the controversy surrounding the decision. At UFC 113 Shogun left no doubt, KO’ing Machida in the 1st round to win the championship.
