For those of you who watched the UFC fight on Saturday night, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. But for those of you who didn't, I think the question is still relevant.
Saturday night's title fight was an awesome bout. Both Machida and Shogun are amazingly skilled contenders. But there was a clear champion, and Machida, the defending champ, was not the victor.
I should take that back, according to the judges, he won the match by decision, for the fans in attendance Shogun was, without question, the winner.
It wasn't even close; Shogun won every round. Between rounds when they went to the tape, every significant jab, kick, take down, or punch was executed by Shogun.
When the winner was announced, and it wasn't Shogun, the crowd unanimously BOOOED and yelled NO!
So here's the question, as a competitor, you know you've lost, the challenger know you lost, the fans know you lost, but for whatever reason, the judges decided you were the winner.
What do you you? Do you do the right thing and turn over the prize or do you keep it?
I know the defending champ gets the benefit of doubt, and it his prize to give up, and in this case he did. It wasn't by knock out, but it doesn't mean he didn't loose the match. It means there was poor judgement.
