Brandon Moreno fought Kai Kara-France at UFC 277 in an interim UFC flyweight title bout. Although ‘The Assassin Baby’ won, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan grabbed headlines and came under fire. Why? During the PPV, he branded the co-main event as ‘the world title fight,’ and said current flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo won’t compete again in the 125-pound division.
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Given his UFC experience, 54-year-old Joe Rogan never holds back when giving his opinion about a fighter or a fight. But every once in a while, this sees the UFC commentator receive backlash.
Something similar happened today at UFC 277. While talking about the co-main event during the preliminary broadcast of the event, Rogan said, “I don’t think we’re ever going to see Deiveson Figueiredo down at 125 again, and I think those two gentlemen, there’s a real good argument that Moreno won that last fight as well. So that is, in my opinion, that’s the world title fight right there.”
Despite the fact that Rogan’s viewpoint offended many people, champion Figueiredo seemed less bothered by it. “I am gonna have to step into the octagon, go into the arena and look for Joe Rogan’s crystal ball,” he jokingly said (via a translator) during a media interaction.
“I’m gonna show it to him. Maybe this could be a little friendly wager. I’m going to make weight and I am gonna show it to him. And I’m gonna just basically tell him what’s really gonna happen.”
Here’s how the UFC universe reacted to Joe Rogan’s comments
Rogan’s opinion, however, came as displeasing to many people. As a result, famous MMA journalist, Shaheen Al-Shatti, made a Twitter thread bashing the UFC commentator. A few other fight fans followed and took a dig at the 54-year-old in the comments section.
Figueiredo has said repeatedly this week he's looking forward to fighting the Moreno-KKF winner. He was injured. He won the title like like six months ago. If you don't think saying tonight is the real world title fight is delegitimizing as hell, I don't know what to tell you.
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 30, 2022
Joe Rogans off that Buffalo Trace
— Dr. Kenneth Noisewater (@freewisdom_) July 30, 2022
There is a reason he is saying that…. now I dont know what or why he would say that. Joe does have a ton of insider info that you & I could never get. Something is weird about it though!!
— SigepWG (@SigepW) July 31, 2022
‘Deus da Guerra’ regained his flyweight title from Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 earlier this year. However, he claimed he was unfit because of an injury and couldn’t have a fourth fight against the former champion in July.
Therefore, the UFC set up an interim title bout between ‘The Assassin Baby’ and number two ranked Kai Kara-France, which the former won via a knockout at UFC 277.
Despite all the speculations that have been swirling around ‘Deus da Guerra,’ he has challenged the interim champion to a match in Brazil. The Brazilian flyweight champion did not provide a certain timing, but Moreno hopes to compete in December.
What are your thoughts about this match-up? What do you think about Joe Rogan’s statement about the champion? Let us know in the comments section below.
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