"I think it was a clear robbery," MacDonald said after the fight, "I thought I was dominant in this fight. It was a hard fight. Gleison brought it. And respect to him. But I believe I clearly won that fight and I think that this should be looked into."
MacDonald said he was "totally sure" he had won the fight while he waited for the judges scorecards to be read out.
"I was so surprised when the first judge they announced scored it for him," MacDonald said. "I was shocked. But when I heard the split decision, I was blown away. What do you say? I didn't see it that way at all."