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Lyoto Machida defeated Eryk Anders by split decision at UFC Belem. Pro fighters sounded off on Twitter.

The UFC’s #13 middleweight Lyoto Machida earned a hard fought split decision victory over Eryk Anders in the UFC Belem main event. Pro fighters shared their thoughts on Twitter, with a couple questioning Tony Weeks’ 49-46 scorecard in Machida’s favor.

Damn what a close fight. I think the judges go with machida on that. But you never know. I got machida 1 and 5, anders 3and 4. Round 2 is gonna be the deciding factor

— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) February 4, 2018

I feel like Anders won the fight.