UFC Legend Sides With Joe Rogan Amidst Misinformation Fiasco: “I Am With Sterling and Joe”
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Mixed martial arts and boxing are two different sports that operate on the same playing field uniquely. While judging a boxing match-up only places special emphasis on scoring strikes, the same doesn’t apply to MMA. This sport offers a mixed bag of everything combat sports has to offer, which makes judging a seriously difficult task.
UFC icon Joe Rogan shared his take on the MMA, judging by outlining a few changes. He wanted to see changes in unified rules that award points to fighters, who manage to inflict more damage or deliver the big moments.
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His comments incited a debate, while some fans agreed with Rogan, others voiced their disagreement. Former title challenger and MMA analyst, Chael Sonnen, shared his thoughts on the ongoing debate surrounding judging in MMA.
Sonnen said,” Being aware of that, realizing that was half a decade ago, realizing that the UFC champion did not know enough to correct the number 1 voice of the UFC. I gotta tell you I am with them, I am with Sterling and Joe, and I am well aware of what the rule is. I don’t know that I fully agree, that Joe misspoke and then Sterling himself didn’t know the rule.”
Perhaps they did, perhaps, but I still somewhat see it in their regard, I really do,” Sonnen further added.
Joe Rogan is unaware of the changes to the unified rules
Clearly, Sonnen spoke about the changes to the unified rules of MMA that took place a long time ago. The athletic commission has already added everything that Rogan outlined. To clear the air, an MMA analyst took to Twitter to correct the UFC Icon. He stated that every suggestion to improve judging in MMA has been taken care of.
He shared the clip from Joe Rogan‘s podcast and offered his insights on the matter, stating,“The EXACT changes which happened in 2016 and have vastly improved judging,”
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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
Rogan may have been in the dark about the massive changes in the rules that took place nearly 6 years ago. However, there are still quite a lot of instances where fans have argued the judges continue to score the fights incorrectly.
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Do you feel the changes have improved judging in MMA? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Vibhanshu Kumar