Sorry but you're wrong. Everyone saying that Hendricks got robbed has no idea how UFC/MMA fights are scored. Watch the fight again. It takes more than a couple of clean shots and takedowns to take a belt. The judges don't make decisions on "feel" or "damage", decisions are made based on a precise point scoring system, and 2/3 judges saw that Hendricks didn't outscore GSP. End of story.
Saying that Hendricks was a clear winner is wrong. It was a really close fight, which was reflected in the result - split decision - but you can't nickel and dime a title shot - knock the guy out, submit him, win convincingly on points, or accept the judges decision
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In fairness to everybody, it wasn't a Hendricks runaway, but I thought a clear 48-47 across the board in his favor. GSP was the clear aggressor throughout the fight. Hendricks did little on the ground, and his standup was - of the whole fight - inferior to GSPs. He just did more damage. He rocked GSP once and cut him up. GSP bleeds easy - any fan knows this.
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Hendricks surely can hit hard but he didn't capitalize effectively. His ability to do just that cost him. I think he was relying mostly on his left hand, which is very dangerous, but he needed to use his jab more. That was I was saying through the entire fight. And he seemed to not really care about getting hit. Even though those strikes that St. Pierre landed were merely gentle strokes, they still count as landed strikes and points earned.
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