Who's a fighter that lost but still either got moved up in rankings or gained respectability from a great performance. I'd say Hendricks (although controversial) his GSP loss definitely legitimized him. Also Griffin after the first Ortiz fight
Even though he already had mad respect from the old-school community, Shogun was legitimized in U.S. circles after his first fight against Machida. He dropped one of the worst, most perplexingly indefensible decisions in the history of the sport despite flat-out battering Machida from bell-to-bell and was seen as the de facto champ after that in most people's eyes.
I believe that if youre robbed a decision, and i think this thread was made in last nights Johnson's robbery, then the ranking should be unchanged at worst.
Officially, there is no "robbery" because it's your opinion against someone else's. From all the debating, I'd say that fight was too close to be considered a robbery, just because your homeboy lost.
