The UFC's return to Kansas City, Missouri after nearly four years away was marred by controversial judging. The fight in question was the women's bantamweight clash between Joselyne Edwards and Lucie Pudilova. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostEdwards and Pudilova set the tone for an action-packed event at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Edwards prevailed in the early exchanges of an energetic start to her bout against Pudilova. The Czech bantamweight contender attempted a takedown, which Edwards countered with a knee to the body in the clinch. She created enough space to drill a takedown and quickly transitioned into half-guard. Later in the round, Pudilova had the opportunity to take Edwards' back and threaten her with some submission attempts. However, 'La Pantera' scrambled out of the dangerous position and regained control. The subsequent rounds progressed similarly, with Lucie Pudilova's finding more success with her takedown attempts. Joselyne Edwards spent the majority of the fight defending her opponent's submission attempts. Despite this, Edwards won the fight by split decision, which shocked the MMA community.Aces UFC Corner@AcesUFCCornerROBBERY ALERT UFC Kansas City - Lucie Pudilova vs Joselyne Edwards #UFC #UFCKansasCity @lucie_pudilova11ROBBERY ALERT 🚨 UFC Kansas City - Lucie Pudilova vs Joselyne Edwards #UFC #UFCKansasCity @lucie_pudilova https://t.co/AGz0VjG09oFight fans were fuming that debutant UFC judge Henry Guery was the only one who according to them got the scorecards right. They swarmed to Twitter to lash out at the judges who scored the fight in favor of Edwards. Former UFC two-division champion Daniel Cormier, who also served as a commentator, responded to the scorecards with the following comment:"That’s really bad! What a bad start to the night with Judging. Holy sh*t."Daniel Cormier@dc_mmaThat’s really bad! What a bad start to the night with Judging. Holy shit3253290That’s really bad! What a bad start to the night with Judging. Holy shitAnother fan wrote:"Wow that was piss poor judging. @lucie_pudilova won that clearly. Horrible way to start the night Kansas judges… horrible."Brian Butler-Au@BrianButler_AuWow that was piss poor judging. @lucie_pudilova won that clearly. Horrible way to start the night Kansas judges… horrible41Wow that was piss poor judging. @lucie_pudilova won that clearly. Horrible way to start the night Kansas judges… horribleYet another fan alleged that the judges were bribed:"Those judges are definitely paid by someone not with the #UFC"CFlyersTV@CFlyersTV@ZohebMMA @ufc @joselyneMma29 Those judges are definitely paid by someone not with the #UFC @ZohebMMA @ufc @joselyneMma29 Those judges are definitely paid by someone not with the #UFC 😅Check out some of the tweets below:Zoheb MMA@ZohebMMA@ufc @joselyneMma29 WELCOME TO KANSAS CITY JUDGING1214@ufc @joselyneMma29 WELCOME TO KANSAS CITY JUDGINGCoach JK@John_Kavanagh#UFCKansasCity1329#UFCKansasCity https://t.co/sy1bv7gy5KNina Ansaroff@NinaAnsaroffThat was a really horrible decision. #UFCKansasCity261That was a really horrible decision. #UFCKansasCityBob Scoggins@BobScoggins@ufc @joselyneMma29 Let me guess 2 of the three blind mice are judging fight in the UFC tonight, WHAT a DISGRACE Kansas City.1@ufc @joselyneMma29 Let me guess 2 of the three blind mice are judging fight in the UFC tonight, WHAT a DISGRACE Kansas City.MarkSpencer@TheMarkSpence@ufc @joselyneMma29 Bets off for tonight.Another week of nonsense judging.1@ufc @joselyneMma29 Bets off for tonight.Another week of nonsense judging.Mr. Pawlson@pawlsonliberty@ufc plz use your clout with the State athletic commissions. This horrible judging has to stop. twitter.com/MMAFighting/st…MMAFighting.com@MMAFighting‘So judges don’t actually watch fights’: Pros react to shocking Joselyne Edwards split nod at UFC Kansas City mmafighting.com/2023/4/15/2368…22713‘So judges don’t actually watch fights’: Pros react to shocking Joselyne Edwards split nod at UFC Kansas City mmafighting.com/2023/4/15/2368… https://t.co/M8Q9D88YKv@ufc plz use your clout with the State athletic commissions. This horrible judging has to stop. twitter.com/MMAFighting/st…Jasmine Jasudavicius@JasJasudaviciusSo judges don’t actually watch fights… right? 🤦🏻‍♀️ #UFCKansasCity789So judges don’t actually watch fights… right? 🤦🏻‍♀️ #UFCKansasCityCasey Oneill@kingcaseymmaJudges , bad Referees, bad … “Let’s do something with it” 10 seconds into ground control? Man Kansas City get it together please #UFCKansasCity20616Judges , bad Referees, bad … “Let’s do something with it” 10 seconds into ground control? Man Kansas City get it together please #UFCKansasCityBrian BOOM Kelleher@brianboom135Well maybe they thought that red hair was the other girls blood ha121Well maybe they thought that red hair was the other girls blood haMallory Martin@MalloryyMartinThat’s really unbelievable man. That’s half her pay check the judge took from her 🤦🏻‍♀️ #UFCKansasCity182That’s really unbelievable man. That’s half her pay check the judge took from her 🤦🏻‍♀️ #UFCKansasCityFeño (Ninja)@fenoxsky@the3els By MMAdecisions.com:Gueary's UFC debut, mostly an Invicta judge for some reason. (He was the one that got it right).Huyette only had two Bellator fight to his name before this.Swanberg also mostly an Invicta judge, haven't seen high level action since 2018.4@the3els By MMAdecisions.com:Gueary's UFC debut, mostly an Invicta judge for some reason. (He was the one that got it right).Huyette only had two Bellator fight to his name before this.Swanberg also mostly an Invicta judge, haven't seen high level action since 2018.Joselyne Edwards claims she wasn't surprised by the decision despite controversial UFC judgingThe clash between Joselyne Edwards and Lucie Pudilova went to the judges' scorecards on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Edwards won a split decision after spending the majority of the three rounds defending against Pudilova's submission attempts.Before the verdict was announced, UFC commentator Daniel Cormier, much like other MMA fans, expected Pudilova to get her hand raised. However, the decision shocked everyone, as Edwards eked out a close split-decision victory. UFC News@UFCNews#UFCKansasCity Official Scorecard: Joselyn Edwards (@JoselyneMma29) vs Lucie Pudilova See every scorecard from Fight Night here : ufc.com/news/official-…488#UFCKansasCity Official Scorecard: Joselyn Edwards (@JoselyneMma29) vs Lucie Pudilova See every scorecard from Fight Night here ➡️: ufc.com/news/official-… https://t.co/zDivLH1bDDWhile fans have been citing robbery, Joselyne Edwards remains confident that the judges made the right decision. Speaking in the post-fight press conference, she said:"The amount of time I have spent watching and experiencing MMA, at this point nothing surprises me. She did get the takedown but being on top means nothing. She did work [for some submissions] but she was missing more in order to get the victory."Catch Edwards' comments below: