Lyoto Machida emerged victorious in his hometown of Belem, Brazil tonight at UFC Fight Night 125 in the main event via split decision against Eryk Anders.
There wasn’t a whole lot of action over the course of five rounds here, so it’s interesting to see how the judges score it, and in the end, they have given a split decision verdict that sees Lyoto Machida a winner (48-47, 47-48, 49-46). This win snaps a three-fight losing streak for Lyoto Machida.
In his post-fight interview with Paul Felder, Lyoto Machida called out the former middleweight champ Michael Bisping.
Check out the action below:
He found an opening!@ErykAnders #UFCBelem pic.twitter.com/w7P6rsLRCG
— UFC (@ufc) February 4, 2018
Another strong left by @ErykAnders as we head into the fourth round. #UFCBelem pic.twitter.com/011NQm2uE1
— UFC (@ufc) February 4, 2018
Wow big knee cuts up Lyoto Machida:
That Eryk Anders knee though….whew. #UFCBelem https://t.co/3rpBN4kyy4
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 4, 2018
Post-fight pros react to Lyoto Machida’s win:
That’s one of the worst decisions in @UFC history. Who would have ever thought a robbery would happen in that #dump they call Brazil?! Go figure. #UFCBelem
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) February 4, 2018
Had it Machida 3-2 maybe 4-1 due to the striking totals & no passes or punching with the couple of takedowns, but wow what patience and calmness by Anders only Alabama football would prepare you for that type of moment. Bright future! #UFCBelem
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 4, 2018
I feel like Anders won the fight.
I also know where this fight happened and fully expect Machida to win a decision here.
Would watch again. #UFCBelem
— AJ Hoffman (@AJIsTheReal) February 4, 2018
I have it 4-1 for @erykanders #UFCBelem
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) February 4, 2018
Machida working cardio for his fights #UFCBelem pic.twitter.com/YiQNfV0h57
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 4, 2018
Damn what a close fight. I think the judges go with machida on that. But you never know. I got machida 1 and 5, anders 3and 4. Round 2 is gonna be the deciding factor
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) February 4, 2018
Do you think judges made a fair decision for Eryk Anders?
