hello,
unfortunately, this decision is not a suprise. yes, matthamil beat mikebisping. big time. however, in fightsports, foreign fighters often get the "short end of the stick" with judges. it happens to grapplers in brazil, boxers in thailand, fighters in japan. and now england. it is often said that if the foreigner does not finish the hometown hero, they will lose, no matter how well they do. since matthamil did not knock out or tap out mikebisping, there is no way he could have won with this crowd.
we watched the fight with a large crowd and it was suggested that matthamil may have recieved "preferencial treatment", courtesy of danawhite. it was suggested that the fighter may have offended danawhite is some way (possibly due to friendship with titoortiz). agreed, this is speculation, but it is sad when such an obvious mishandling of the judging lends itself to such speculation.
matthamil won. he knows it, we know it, mikebisping REALLY knows it.
thanks.
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