AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – When the final bell sounded following Saturday’s
“UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida” main event, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
raised the hand of Lyoto Machida in victory. When the two walked to the
center of the cage for the official announcement, the opposite was true.
While Machida looked to have done enough in the 15-minute affair to earn
his own decision win, two of the three judges at The Palace of Auburn
Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich., disagreed.
Jackson, who looked as surprised as anyone when the final scores were
read, was instead awarded the split-decision result after a
tightly-contested affair.