UFC Fight Night held in Macao was not without any drama. After the decision of the first two bouts was disparaged, UFC pulled out a judge from the panel and requested to sit out of the next match.
UFC President Dana White explained during the UFC Fight Night 48 post-fight press conference. He said "He was involved in the first fight and the second fight. I told the guys to go let him grab some beer and some popcorn and go sit down and start watching some fights, not judging them."
But according to White, the decision was not due to the judge decision in the Phillips bout, on the contrary, he agreed with the ruling. He said "I know a lot of people, the media included and the fans I saw on Twitter, felt that Phillips won the fight, but I thought Milana won the fight, so I disagree. But at the end of the day, who gives a s*** what I think. It's the judges. They pick the winner, and that's all that matters."
But Elizabeth Phillips was not happy in any way. Phillip took to social media to voice out her sentiments over her fight with Milana Dudieva.
She posted "I got robbed so fucking bad. I hate the UFC. I was on top dominating all three round [sic] elbowing this Russian price [sic] of crap. And they said I lost split decision. Anybody says that I lost is a price [sic] of crap and will get deleted from my friends list cause I whooped her ass the whole fight. I'm done fighting for a while cause this is some corrupt shit."
On the other hand, Yao Zhikui who played for the second match of the night against Royston Wee, lost due to a split decision. Zhikui was more subtle in his criticism of the night saying "here did I lose that fight? It must be because I didn't get the knockout. I'm sorry to the fans, I really thought I had that but I am grateful for their support. I'm speechless right now."
Indeed it was a very exciting yet controversial UFC fight night.