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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 09: Joe Rogan enters the octagon during the UFC 225: Whittaker v Romero 2 event at the United Center on June 9, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 09: Joe Rogan enters the octagon during the UFC 225: Whittaker v Romero 2 event at the United Center on June 9, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Joe Rogan is a famous name in the podcasting world and has changed the scene for the better with his own podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’. Unfortunately for him, he has come under fire for allegedly spreading misinformation on his podcast.
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Seán Sheehan posted a clip on Twitter in which Joe Rogan states the changes he wants in the current judging system for the UFC. The clip is from his podcast with Bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling. In the clip, Rogan says, “You would give points for moments in fights where someone either did damage, or someone had control. But control is not worth as much as damage.”
Truly incredible clip here.
Joe Rogan, in his podcast, suggests changes to fix MMA judging.
Just so happens those are the EXACT changes which happened in 2016 and have vastly improved judging, with a lot of people, like Joe, seemingly unaware. pic.twitter.com/Sm7MG7EbSA
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) June 7, 2022
He added, “Just because someone like has you down in maybe like half guard, and you’re just like clinching and controlling. You could survive that for a couple of minutes sometimes, and nothing happens. So that even though the person is in control of you, it’s not that big of a deal.”
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Rogan then explained how damage plays a bigger role in scoring points. He pointed out that damage that leads to a fighter wobbling or is significant enough should be worth more points.
Unfortunately for Rogan, Sheehan pointed out that these changes had already occurred in 2016. He also disagreed with Rogan’s statement of the 10-point system not being comprehensive enough. Sheehan pointed out that the changes have retrofitted the TPMS to suit MMA and that, according to him, it is “extremely comprehensive.”
Twitter Reacts to Joe Rogan
The fans reacted to this clip on Twitter. Most of them criticized Rogan for not researching the facts.
It always sounds so insane to say many of the sport's luminaries and decorated fighters/coaches aren't aware of the scoring criteria, but the evidence for that reveals itself over and over.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 7, 2022
Makes sense. 2016 is probably the last time Joe Rogan said anything that made sense.
— Mark Serrels (@Serrels) June 7, 2022
Zero research Joe staying strong I see
— KGB Activity ✨ (@KGBlmfao) June 7, 2022
Another point of evidence for my belief that Joe Rogan doesn’t actually watch MMA anymore
— Jacob Ferrara (@jacob_ferrara) June 7, 2022
This is pretty comical. Almost like Joe's doing a bit.
— Kevin Obonyo (@KevinOb33210566) June 7, 2022
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Joe Rogan’s Successful Career in the UFC
Joe Rogan is one of the best in the business and has been with the promotion since early 1997. That is a total of almost 25 years on and off with the UFC.
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He started with post-fight interviews at UFC 12, then later transitioned into commentating and worked on his first fight at UFC 37.5 back in 2002. He is now a very established color commentator in the promotion and even does post-fight interviews for some of the big cards.
What did you think of this clip? Are you a fan of Rogan? Let us know by dropping your opinions in the comments below.
