Not only did former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight slugger Fabio Maldonado have to beat Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of EFN 50, which took place last weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia, he also had to overcome the hometown referees.
Good luck with that.
Despite kicking the shit out of the "Last Emperor" in the opening frame, to the point where a 10-8 round seemed like a foregone conclusion, only judge Maria Makhmutova scored it as such for the local hero, who eventually won the fight by majority decision (28-28, 29-28 and 29-28).
I'm sure its not that surprising when you consider Emelianenko is President of the Union of Russian MMA, the organization charged with selecting event judges and referees.