Women's strawweight veteran Michelle Waterson took on up-and-coming Brazilian prospect Luana Pinheiro in the UFC 287 late prelims.While Waterson and Pinheiro went toe-to-toe over the course of three rounds, the veteran appeared to be more successful in rounds 1 and 3. However, 'The Karate Hottie' became the latest victim of the MMA judging curse, ending up on the short side of a controversial split decision.UFC News@UFCNews#UFC287 Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs Luana Pinheiro (@LuPinheiroMMA)See every scorecard from #UFC287 here : ufc.com/news/official-…153#UFC287 Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs Luana Pinheiro (@LuPinheiroMMA)See every scorecard from #UFC287 here ➡️: ufc.com/news/official-… https://t.co/ZoTxKOugbOA large section of UFC fans and fighters disagreed with the judges and minced no words while voicing their thoughts on Twitter. UFC veteran Lando Vannata wrote:"Close fight but I thought @karatehottiemma won the first and third."Ben Askren wrote:"What in the HELL!!! Waterson won that fight easy, what does @VerdictMMA say??"UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher wrote:"It’s so shitty that someone loses half there paycheck which is a huge lump sum"Lando Vannata@GroovyLandoClose fight but I thought @karatehottiemma won the first and third.18Close fight but I thought @karatehottiemma won the first and third.Funky@BenaskrenWhat in the HELL!!! Waterson won that fight easy, what does @VerdictMMA say??40625What in the HELL!!! Waterson won that fight easy, what does @VerdictMMA say??Brian BOOM Kelleher@brianboom135It’s so shitty that someone loses half there paycheck which is a huge lump sum231It’s so shitty that someone loses half there paycheck which is a huge lump sumCorey 'Overtime' Anderson@CoreyA_MMAThat's the 2nd brutal judging call tonight. Ouch!#UFC287211That's the 2nd brutal judging call tonight. Ouch!#UFC287The UFC 287 judging controversy comes less than a fortnight after Texas judge Joel Ojeda grossly messed up in judging a main-event clash against Cory Sandhagen and Marlon Vera.Fans continue to point out the rampant increase in botched UFC scorecards. A fan wrote:"HORRIBLE decision #UFC287 Michelle Waterson-Gomez clearly won that fight. Unfortunately the judges screw another fighter. Again. And again. And again."Eric Beckman@Eric_A_BeckmanHORRIBLE decision #UFC287 Michelle Waterson-Gomez clearly won that fight. Unfortunately the judges screw another fighter. Again. And again. And again.15728HORRIBLE decision #UFC287 Michelle Waterson-Gomez clearly won that fight. Unfortunately the judges screw another fighter. Again. And again. And again.Catch more reactions below:Randy Costa@RandyCosta135Mehhhhhh idk. Anyone else think Michelle won? #ufc2871013Mehhhhhh idk. Anyone else think Michelle won? #ufc287CavemanBTLS@CavemanBTLS@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA2@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA https://t.co/94udNz07o0Ben Goodwin@BGinge8@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA All 3 of them gave Pinheiro a 5 minute round she lost cause of a 3 second flurry 14@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA All 3 of them gave Pinheiro a 5 minute round she lost cause of a 3 second flurry 😂Crystal4Tinkham@thickass1965@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA Judges be like4@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA Judges be like https://t.co/18gZjmNMaAJames@skilljames1@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA These judges just keep getting worse and worse 🤦🏼‍♂️7@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA These judges just keep getting worse and worse 🤦🏼‍♂️brizzy♠️alert-god@brizzyhoops@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA Judges had money on luP smh@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA Judges had money on luP smhUFC@ufctipsuk@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA The Judges Tonight1@UFCNews @LuPinheiroMMA The Judges Tonight https://t.co/MVLLKqnVaQUFC 287 results: Michelle Waterson drops three in a rowMichelle Waterson has fought only once a year since 2021 and has lost all three times. While her most recent loss to Luana Pinheiro could be pinned down to bad luck, 'The Karate Hottie' was dominated by her two previous opponents.The UFC 287 loss also made it 1-5 in her last six outings for Waterson, who recently expressed interest in a move to pro wrestling. Weighing in on the UFC-WWE merger, the 36-year-old recently told Hindustantimes.com:"I've been fighting for over 15 years. This is the 16th year of me fighting, maybe even longer geez. But it would be nice even for me to transition into something like that. So a bridge for the fighters to do something after they're done fighting would be amazing and I would absolutely welcome that opportunity."Meanwhile, Luana Pinheiro has extended her unbeaten UFC run to 4-0 and will be looking to enter the top-10 strawweight rankings.