Dana White was left stunned by the judges' scorecards for a bout on the UFC 334 card in New York City, branding the result "insane".
UFC's latest big event took place at Madison Square Garden as part of their 13th trip to New York City.
A total of 13 bouts were put on in the Big Apple but it was the encounter between Uros Medic and Kevin Holland which caused an almighty stir amongst the fanbase – as well as UFC chief White.
The three round bout went the distance, with Bruce Buffer initially announcing a majority decision victory.
However, the UFC broadcast was quick to correct that it was actually a majority draw, with the actual scorecards 29-27 28-28, 28-28.
Many thought that Holland won the fight, with UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier immediately commenting that a "draw doesn't make sense", as he asked, "How do we get to a draw here?".
Similarly, Joe Rogan was perplexed by the outcome as he pointed out that Medic also had a point taken off him for multiple low blows.
And speaking in his press conference, White was nearly left speechless over how the judges came to that decision and claimed Holland was the clear victor.
He said: “That decision is absolutely insane to me. Insane. I don’t even know how. I'm embarrassed to tell you what happened to me tonight.
“Clearly, Kevin Holland won the fight.”
A majority draw in combat sports occurs when two of the judges score the fight a draw – which goes down on both Medic and Holland's record after the welterweight encounter.
White appeared to indicate that the confusion stemmed from one of the judges making an error regarding the point deduction.
Those scorecards were then released and showed that judge David Bruce had actually scored the fight 30-27 in favour of Medic – but it became 29-27 because of the point deduction.
Chris Lee had scored it 29-28 for Medic, who admitted afterwards to suffering with a knee injury in the bout.
But the point removal was what made it a draw – the exact same happening with Mike Bell.
On the scorecards, two judges gave Holland the opening round but that was the only one they felt he won.
Without the point deductions, he would have lost the fight according to the judges.
The 34-year-old reacted on Instagram by simply sharing the scorecards posted by Verdict MMA, failing to add a caption.
But in a post-match interview with Full Send MMA, Holland struggled with the fact that he missed out on a major bonus.
“I’m missing some racks, it hurts. The decision makes no sense to me I thought I was up 2 rounds. I agree with everyone, I’m not good at math but I know I’m missing money so this s**t sucks”.
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