Joanna Jedrzejczyk returned to the octagon at UFC 275. While the former champion would have expected to win, she, unfortunately, could not get the desired result. Jedrzejczyk suffered a second-round knockout loss to Zhang Weili. In her post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier, the UFC’s first Polish champion announced her retirement. However, ‘DC’ came under scrutiny for interviewing a fighter who just suffered a knockout loss.
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You don’t wanna see her retire? https://t.co/hwn51zUqRz
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 12, 2022
The saga originally started when a fan took to his Twitter to criticize Cormier’s post-fight interview with Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 275. The fan said, “Good to see @dc_mma following Joe Rogan’s example, interviewing fighters right after they’re knocked completely unconscious #UFC275“
Cormier was quick to notice this tweet by the fan. The former light heavyweight champion responded, “You don’t wanna see her retire?”
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While ‘DC’ received criticism, this isn’t the first time a UFC commentator has come under scrutiny. Previously, veteran UFC color commentator Joe Rogan received criticism for a similar reason.
Joe Rogan’s infamous interview 0f a knocked-out Daniel Cormier
The UFC is famous for its fights and its epic rivalries. In a similar instance, at UFC 214, Daniel Cormier lost to his arch-rival Jon Jones to put an end to their rivalry. However, the fight is remembered for Joe Rogan’s infamous interview with ‘DC’ after the fight suffered a knockout.
In the post-fight interview, an upset Cormier spoke about the fight and what the future holds for him.
Rogan once mentioned that he wouldn’t interview fighters who have just been knocked out. Hence, the veteran UFC color commentator received a lot of online bashing from the fans. Many fans believed it wasn’t right for Rogan to interview a potentially concussed athlete.
My apologies to @dc_mma and to all of you upset by my interviewing him after the fight. In all honestly I was kind of in shock.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) July 30, 2017
On the other hand, Rogan was quick to apologize to Cormier. The Joe Rogan Experience host tweeted, “My apologies to @dc_mma and to all of you upset by my interviewing him after the fight. In all honestly I was kind of in shock.” Following his interview, the MMA commentator seemed to be bothered about what had transpired.
While the public being upset did not bother the UFC icon, he seemed to be upset with himself. Describing it, Rogan tweeted, “People get upset over everything. That’s not what bothered me. My concern was that I was upset with myself and I shouldn’t have done it.”
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As of now, it seems as if everything is okay because both Cormier and Rogan commentate UFC events together. The duo also seems to enjoy a great friendship.