Is gsp vs Hendricks still the most controversial fight of all time ?

[Versez]

I was at the shopping mall lately doing some grocery and I was surprised to still heard a conversation about who won between George and Johnny, the fact that people still talk about it 8 years ago just show at what point this fight was polarized. Johnny won it imo.

 

[WHITE ANDERSON]

arona beat fedor

 

[r-harper-1]

I scored it for Hendricks….but there’s been much worse decision

 

[Masturbin]

There’s also a lot of evidence to support that he may have been using prohibited substances for that fight.

Such as?

 

[killakillakilla]

Biggest robbery of all time. Hendricks totally won that fight, and if the fight was judged with today's rules and what makes a 10-8 round, then Hendricks would have officially won because rounds 2 and 4 would have been scored as 10-8 for Hendricks.

 

[ferrisjso]

I believe it is still the only MMA robbery where 100% of the media scored it for the loser. At the time no one counted it as a title defense this being ambigious is revisionist history by GSP fans.

 

[Based and White Pilled]

It's definitely not the worst decision, if that's what you mean. Phan/Garcia and Shogun/Machida were definitely worse decisions. Lawler/Condit was also worse imo.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Such as?

Once USADA came into play, Hendricks never looked the same again. He had a streak of missing weight and showing up to weigh-ins out of shape. His in cage performances plummeted.

 

[mjfan23]

Not at all. Rua vs Lyoto 1 was bad.

 

[RoyJonesJr]

Not really

When I watched it live I was fuming

Rewatched it a few times and was surprised, GSP won pretty decisively in my books

GSP was better at range

 

[MaulingMyClown]

I haven't re watch this fight in a while, but I probably should. But I do remember thinking that Martin kampmann got screwed when he lost the decision against Diego

 

[613]

Biggest robbery of all time. Hendricks totally won that fight, and if the fight was judged with today's rules and what makes a 10-8 round, then Hendricks would have officially won because rounds 2 and 4 would have been scored as 10-8 for Hendricks.

I think Hendricks maybe should have won, but you are brain dead if you think either of those rounds are close to 10-8 today

 

[yekmurat]

Nothing can beat Shogun Machida 1

 

[Ice Hotel]

That fight hurt GSP's legacy a lot, it's essentially a loss he didn't care to even try and make right by re matching Hendricks.

He pretty much admitted there was a fighter better than him during his era by not re matching Hendricks after losing.

 

[killakillakilla]

I think Hendricks maybe should have won, but you are brain dead if you think either of those rounds are close to 10-8 today

They were clearly 10-8s. If you think GSP winning round 1 with a 10-9 and Hendricks winning round 2 with the same score, 10-9, is fair then you are the brain dead one. Those rounds should have been 10-8s. And honestly round 1 was a total draw.

 

[Striker Fox]

That fight hurt GSP's legacy a lot, it's essentially a loss he didn't care to even try and make right by re matching Hendricks.

He pretty much admitted there was a fighter better than him during his era by not re matching Hendricks after losing.

 

[acannxr]

I was at the shopping mall lately doing some grocery and I was surprised to still heard a conversation about who won between George and Johnny, the fact that people still talk about it 8 years ago just show at what point this fight was polarized. Johnny won it imo.

No, it's not.

The fight was close enough to be a draw, so giving it to either guy doesn't make it a robbery.

McGregor getting away with at least 19 fouls against Nurmagomedov was far more controversial.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Hendricks also went 3-7 since the GSP fight.

 

[filthynumber1]

Nothing can beat Shogun Machida 1

This all day

 

[Kertol]

People saying Shogun/Machida 1 are clowning themselves. Machida clearly won that fight.