Quote of the Day: Joe Rogan on MMA judging following Garcia/Phan decision
by Matt Bishop on Dec 5, 2010 1:15 AM EST
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PrintDuring Saturday's "The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale," UFC television analyst Joe Rogan went off on judging in MMA and the Nevada State Athletic Commission following a brutal judges decision that saw Leonard Garcia beat Nam Phan by split decision.
Here is what Rogan had to say during the Rick Story/Johny Hendricks fight (transcription via Fight Opinion):
"You gotta be thinking, this fight can't even be close. ... It puts a tremendous amount of pressure on fighters not knowing what kind of officiating you are getting. ... It's gross. You should be able to leave it in the hands of the judges. The Nevada State Athletic Commission, that's what it is. Keith Kizer has denied that there's an issue. ... I think he needs to clean house. ... It's sheer, complete, total incompetence. Send e-mails, write blogs, get online..."
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An awful, awful decision
But not one that was unexpected. I think it’s interesting how Rogan just went off on it during the next fight, and I’m looking forward to hearing more people start to make noise about it too. At the same time, however, I don’t know if it’s appropriate for an announcer for a promotion to say things like that on-air. Not that it wasn’t deserved, because he was saying what a lot of us were thinking, but I don’t know if it’s appropriate for one of the voices for the UFC to be saying things like that.
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All we needed was a fight like this
Joe Rogan has voiced this opinion many times on this situation, along with Randy Couture. In the times where this sport is getting bigger the judges should be educated. By now, some of these officials have been seasoned enough in the sport to be able to really start implementing a more define way to score the fights. So across the board everyone knows how to do it.
i’ve said it before having watched Garcia fight….against the korean zombie. he is the ONLY guy that i know of that consistenly wins fights by taking punishment and just winging punches, getting pressed up against the cage.
I DON’T GET IT.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Dec 5, 2010 1:25 PM EST reply actions
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