Examiner: If Machida was not mysterious and champ, fight was boring
Our Joe Rizzo took on the Machida Era in his Newark Examiner recap about the main event of UFC 104. Here is a taste:
The Machida Era nearly ended before it started.
Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida earned a narrow unanimous decision – if there is such a thing – over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to retain the UFC light-heavyweight champion’s belt.
The fact is Machida won 48-47 on all three judges’ cards.
The reality is the majority in attendance did not agree with the decision, which was greeted with significant boos from a crowd that chanted Machida’s name at times throughout the early portion of the fight but later appeared to be pulling for Rua, the former Pride champion.
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