The Los Angeles crowd at UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun weren't the only ones who felt that Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was robbed out of a victory in the night's main event.
UFC President Dana White echoed similar sentiments after the bout, telling the disappointed challenger, "I had you winning that fight."
UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida was awarded a controversial unanimous decision over the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix winner, despite many feeling that Shogun earned a convincing victory.
The officials saw it differently. Judges Cecil Peoples and Marcos Rosales gave Machida the first three rounds, while Doc Hamilton had Machida winning rounds two-four.
"I feel like I won this fight," Shogun told Joe Rogan after the bout. "But a fight is a fight, what are you gonna do?"
Machida told the crowd that he was open for a rematch, telling the audience that he was open to a rematch with Shogun "whenever he wants".
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