UFC President Dana White recounted the UFC London main event and revealed that he scored the fight for Anderson Silva.
The UFC’s return to London ended in dramatic fashion, as Michael Bisping defeated one of the greatest fighters of all time by unanimous decision to claim the biggest victory of his career. However, while Bisping was eventually victorious, he was actually knocked out during the fight in a bizarre finish to the third round.
Focused on retrieving his mouthpiece during the third round, Bisping tried to get referee Herb Dean’s attention and eventually took a flying knee to the face for his troubles. Fortunately, the buzzer that signalled the end of the round sounded and Bisping survived into the fourth round.
Can we go back to the end of round 3?! #WhatHadHappenedWas https://t.co/VqquhAt4Gn
— UFC (@ufc) February 27, 2016
Given the surprising turn of events, UFC President Dana White scored the fight for Anderson Silva, even though all three judges scored the fight 48-47 for Bisping.
“I have the same score (as the judges) but the other way,” White said during the post-fight show (h/t MMAMania.)
White did note that it must have been difficult for Silva to resume the fight after believing he had knocked Bisping out in the third round. He was already celebrating his victory when Dean dragged him back to the Octagon to complete the fight.
“Well that’s the thing,” White explained. “He was celebrating, he was up on the Octagon celebrating the win and everybody was screaming ‘the fight isn’t over!’ And they’re trying to get everybody’s guys out, the commission guys, I don’t know why they were allowed to come in anyway so it was crazy.”