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Joe Rogan has served as the unofficial spokesperson for the UFC for years, adding fun and excitement to the thrilling bouts. His remarkable narrating skills are a fan favorite. Thanks to his multitude of talents, he has amassed an impressive net worth of $200 million.
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Recently, taking to his very successful podcast, Rogan while in conversation with Sean O’Malley and Tim Welsh, burrowed into an exciting conversation involving the potential of judges. Rogan also had a lot to say about how it feels to be him and Daniel Cormier as sports analysts.
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Joe Rogan and Sean O’Malley discuss the authenticity of judges in combat sports
Joe Rogan recently hosted the current bantamweight champion ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley and his coach Tim Welsh in the JRE MMA show #147 podcast. While going back and forth on various topics. Rogan and O’Malley indulged in a conversation that surrounded the authenticity of judges in the realm of combat sports. The recent controversial Grasso vs. Shevchenko rematch served as an example for them to illustrate that a skilled judge in the game is just as important as a fighter.
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Continuing the theme, Rogan suggested dedicated judges for scoring fights. He explained how hard it is for commentators like himself and Daniel Cormier to do both. Emphasizing the need for judges, he added, ” I think that was a good thing to do. It was also. it’s also a good thing to do to pit the fucking the actual judges on blast. Because like when DC and I are doing commentary. You can’t do commentary and score a fight “
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He further added ” You can kind of have an idea. But you are trying to be entertaining. You’re trying to give life to what’s happening and you’re just reacting like oh do you want to scream and swear I’m doing my best to not but you can’t do .”
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Sean O’Malley shares his experience with unfair judging
During his chat with Joe Rogan, Sean O’Malley agreed about how judges in MMA can be game-changers. He expressed how their calls can decide who wins a fight. Then, O’Malley got real and came back to the point about his own experience, especially his fight with Pedro Munhoz. He affirmed that the judges didn’t give him a fair shake.
O’Malley revealed, “It’s so crazy though if you’re a judge and you never felt checked kick because when I fought Pedro, I swear like I felt his foot land on my shin. And I felt like I was fucking him up when he was kicking me. And then the judges gave him the first round. He didn’t punch me face once I had more significant strikes.”
Despite constant efforts by the UFC to pitch in highly skilled judges, there remains a speck of black sheep behavior, which has influenced outcomes that could’ve changed the course of UFC. What is your opinion on UFC’s judges? Do you agree with Joe Rogan? Do tell us in the comments below.
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