Everyone won in the Brilz-Nogueira Fight

Jason Brilz
Yes, Brilz officially loss and yes, he missed out on his whopping $9,000 win bonus but Jason walked out of the cage a winner in more ways then one. Thanks to the judges poor decision Brilz is a name in MMA circles where as before he wasn't even considered a potential prospect. That sudden transformation will generate more income then the $9,000 he lost out on. Plus, Brilz near upset puts him in a great position within the UFC. Zuffa always needs more light heavyweights and Jason's performance might place him in that coveted roll of "prospect". That means high profile fights against beatable opponents in an effort to build Jason into an Argonaut (see what I just did there?). That's a much better path for long term success, both inside the cage and financially,  than being suddenly thrown into the meat grinder, which the UFC would probably have done if Jason had won outright. Essentially, Brilz won notoriety, fame, marketability and a new status within the light heavyweight division despite not receiving the official win. Not a bad night of work in this writer's opinion.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
'Lil Nog's mystique certainly took a hit but his victory, however suspect, doesn't remove him from the title picture. Considering what could have happened with an outright loss you have to count this as a win. Rogerio can now fight a top-ten opponent (Forrest Griffin perhaps?) in a potential title eliminator where Nogueira has a chance to return to form.

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UFC
Zuffa gets a chance to remake the Rogerio Nogueira-Forrest Griffin fight with a new level of intrigue plus Zuffa gets a new name/prospect at 205lbs. to nurse along and build up. That's the best of both worlds considering that the UFC always needs more light heavyweights and they still get a marquee match-up perfect for a co-main event.

The Fans
It might be frustrating to see the wrong guy with his hand raised at the end of the fight but Rogerio vs. Brilz was an exciting fight full of drama, which made it a fun fight to experience.  Despite the stomach turning injustice the fall out is still a win. Fans now know who Brilz is and should eagerly await his future performances and for those that wanted to see the Rogerio-Griffin fight it will probably still happen. Basically, fans saw a great fight, now know of a new up and coming fighter to watch plus will get the fight that they wanted to see in the first place.

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