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Machida: If judges are stealing, what does it say about the UFC?

Machida: If judges are stealing, what does it say about the UFC? Lyoto Machida (Ed Soares translating): I’m here, I’m…

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Chris Palmquist
May 6, 2010 · 1 min read

Machida: If judges are stealing, what does it say about the UFC?

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Lyoto Machida (Ed Soares translating): I’m here, I’m relaxed, but inside it is like a volcano.

Ariel Helwani: Do you have something to prove to Dana White and the fans?

Lyoto Machida (Ed Soares translating): it is real difficult to say … at the end of the day … he is here. They got judges that are judging this fight, that have credentials to be there ringside. I dont know if he was saying that I lost simply because he was trying to promote the next fight. Or he was already thinking a few steps down the line. Maybe he has a different reason.

Him going out and saying I didn’t win the fight when three of the judges said I won unanimously is taking credibility away from his event, and credibility from the UFC. If the judges are stealing, what does that say about the UFC?

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