Ahead of tomorrow night’s UFC 204 pay-per-view in England, UFC has released a new video featuring longtime commentator Joe Rogan looking at the co-main event.
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Ahead of tomorrow night’s UFC 204 pay-per-view in England, UFC has released a new video featuring longtime commentator Joe Rogan looking at the co-main event.
Featured above is the Joe Rogan breakdown video for Saturday’s exciting bout between Vitor Belfort and Gegard Mousasi.
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Beloved UFC commentator Joe Rogan may have cut down on his work load going forward with the powerhouse mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, but that doesn’t mean the life-long fight fan wasn’t watching UFC Brasilia from the comfort of his own home. Shortly after Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino did what she does best
Beloved UFC commentator Joe Rogan may have cut down on his work load going forward with the powerhouse mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, but that doesn’t mean the life-long fight fan wasn’t watching UFC Brasilia from the comfort of his own home.
Shortly after Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino did what she does best when she finished UFC newcomer Lina Lansberg in the second round of their main event contest at UFC Fight Night 95, Rogan took to Twitter to campaign for his employers to implicate a new 145-pound weight class for the dominant Brazilian competitor who has been struggling to make 140 pounds for catchweight bouts in the UFC:
.@ufc please open up a 145lbs division for @criscyborg. Her torturing herself to make 140 is insane and she's incredibly entertaining.
As Rogan notes, women’s MMA has made ‘leaps and bounds’ in the past few years with dominating competitors such as ‘Cyborg’ and Ronday Rousey paving the way for young up-and-coming female stars such as UFC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Paige VanZant:
Women's MMA is growing in leaps and bounds and it would be amazing if there were more weight classes.
Rogan also went on to state that if the UFC were to open up more weight classes as they have for its male competitors, it would help the women’s division of MMA grow even more:
I think that if the @UFC opened up more WMMA divisions the level of talent in each division would grow like it has in new men's divisions.
‘Cyborg’s’ championship weight currently sits at 145-pounds where she rules as the division’s champion in Invicta FC, however, since making her Octagon debut in her past two 140-pound catchweight bouts the weight cut has been a grueling process for the dominating featherweight.
The highest weight class the UFC currently carries for women is bantamweight at 145-pounds, and if the UFC decided to indeed create a women’s featherweight division around the mythical being that is Justino it could pay huge dividends for the promotion.
It’s certainly been a very eventful year for the UFC. The world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion has put on a number of huge shows, reportedly breaking the pay-per-view buys record that’s stood since UFC 100. Perhaps the most bizarre show in UFC history went down on September 10, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. UFC 203
It’s certainly been a very eventful year for the UFC. The world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion has put on a number of huge shows, reportedly breaking the pay-per-view buys record that’s stood since UFC 100. Perhaps the most bizarre show in UFC history went down on September 10, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. UFC 203 featured a host of well-known fighters, but it was truly a heavyweight focused event. Following the success of UFC 202 just 20 days before, all eyes were on the big guys at UFC 203.
Also present during the wild show in Ohio was WWE veteran CM Punk, who made half a million dollars while getting whooped by Mickey Gall. An elevator accident struck CB Dollaway from the card just 24 hours before it started, and a number of other odd incidents made it a very unique fight week in Cleveland. The weird occurrences did not stop though, as the event itself saw some twists and turns like very few others before. The most notable moments of the evening outside the main event came from Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne (and his coach).
Werdum vs. Everyone
The intense heavyweight showdown between ex-champ Werdum and his rival Travis Browne started just as it would finish. ‘Vai Cavalo’ opened round one with an acrobatic jumping head kick that wobbled ‘Hapa.’ As the fight went on it was clear that Browne was outgunned, then came the infamous time out. An overhand right from Werdum landed on Browne’s finger causing a compound fracture. In what should have technically been a TKO according to the rules, the referee accepted Browne’s call for time out.
After some inspection by the doctors, the fight got back underway. Werdum took home the judge’s decision in his second win over Browne, but the fight didn’t end after the final bell. ‘Vai Cavalo’ got in to it with Travis Browne’s coach Edmond Tarverdyan. In what appeared to be an adrenaline fuelled skirmish, Werdum landed a front kick to the chest of Ronda Rousey’s famed trainer. The ex-champion would later reveal that coach Edmond had verbally abused him before their physical altercation.
During his fight companion for UFC Fight Night 94 last night, color commentator Joe Rogan revealed exactly what he saw during the altercation:
Rogan
“Werdum with that insane flying kick, then the ‘this is Sparta on Edmond after the fight. I think there was a lot of pressure on Browne and his coaches. I didn’t see the kick, but when I climbed in the octagon I saw Werdum’s coach. Rafael Cordeiro was ready to throw down, he was ready to throw punches. I think he (Cordeiro) was considering what to do in that moment.”
Brendan Schaub
“Werdum was like ‘Get the f*ck outta here with your bullsh*t gym. Browne has looked like sh*t since joining Glendale, and I think the pressure was on Edmond. You could hear him in between rounds, his voice was desperate.”
Skip to 1:49:45 for the topic of Werdum vs. coach Edmond.
UFC 203 was arguably one of the strangest cards in MMA history. Leading up to the pay-per-view show in Cleveland there were already a number of bizarre incidents. Perhaps most noteworthy was the elevator accident that caused CB Dollaway to be removed from the card. Following the ‘hellevator’ saga, the UFC 203 card got underway,
UFC 203 was arguably one of the strangest cards in MMA history. Leading up to the pay-per-view show in Cleveland there were already a number of bizarre incidents. Perhaps most noteworthy was the elevator accident that caused CB Dollaway to be removed from the card. Following the ‘hellevator’ saga, the UFC 203 card got underway, and things continued on the same note. There’s no doubt the event was exciting and great to watch, but also fraught with oddities.
During the co-main and headlining bouts there were a number of very interesting moments. Let’s start with Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne. The former champion Werdum defeated Browne by unanimous decision, but the fight could easily have been stopped when ‘Hapa’ called time. Perhaps the referee thought Browne was having problems with his glove, it would later become clear that he’d actually suffered a broken finger. After defeating his rival, Werdum would kick coach Edmond Tarverdyan in a post-fight scuffle. A gruesome image of Browne’s finger invading Werdum’s eye would later emerge too.
Ouch
Then came the main event action between Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem. It was a wild affair, with both men scoring knockdowns in the early going. Many criticized ‘The Reem’ for running during the fight, truth be told it was probably more due to him being groggy from the punishment he’d absorbed. Miocic defended his title with a clean knockout, but then Overeem had a conspiracy theory to share in the post-fight interview.
The Dutchman claimed Miocic had tapped out during an early grappling exchange on the canvas. Joe Rogan reviewed the footage on the big screen, and it appeared ‘The Demolition Man’ was wrong. Either way, it was certainly a continuation of the overall quirky feeling surrounding UFC 203. Jimmie Rivera also suffered an eye poke during his decision win over Urijah Faber, stating he could not see properly after the fight.
Joe Rogan’s Reaction
During the most recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, the UFC color commentator reviewed the madness of UFC 203. Sitting with Duane Ludwig, TJ Dillashaw and Bas Rutten, Rogan had a predictably vivid reaction to the brutal injuries at UFC 203.
“His finger is literally knuckle deep in Werdum’s eye. That’s fucking insane. Something really needs to be done about these eye pokes man. The UFC owned Pride, why can’t they use their gloves? The Pride gloves meant that fighters couldn’t extend their fingers fully”
“It’s almost like they are waiting for something really serious to happen. Look at Michael Bisping; he suffered a detached retina. I think maybe that was from a kick from Vitor Belfort, but he certainly has problems with his eye now. They actually filled it with oil to protect his retina, that’s why one of his eyes are black now.”
The Video
Here’s the full episode of the Joe Rogan Experience number 845. To check out his review of the UFC 203 injuries skip to 7:30 (Werdum’s eye) or 2:01:40 (Browne’s finger). The entire episode is a solid watch as Rogan and his guests discuss women’s gossip, USADA, fighter mentality and some crazy stories from Bas Rutten’s fights.
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Shortly after the conclusion of the UFC 203 pay-per-view (PPV) main event between Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem, UFC commentator Joe Rogan offered some words of advice to CM Punk who had been thrashed at the hands of Mickey Gall in their contest earlier that night. Rogan had this to say to Punk (courtesy of Wrestling
Shortly after the conclusion of the UFC 203 pay-per-view (PPV) main event between Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem, UFC commentator Joe Rogan offered some words of advice to CM Punk who had been thrashed at the hands of Mickey Gall in their contest earlier that night.
Rogan had this to say to Punk (courtesy of Wrestling Inc.):
“I admire CM Punk for taking the chance, I really do,” Rogan said. “But, it was delusional. That’s my feeling, it was my feeling watching him hit the bag, when I was watching him punch things. It’s not like he can’t ever learn, Visit Wrestling Inc.but there’s a journey as a martial artist.
“There’s a path that each martial artist is on and different people are on different paths. There’s a reason why brown belts don’t compete with white belts in jiu-jitsu tournaments. It’s not fair, and what we saw tonight was not fair. Mickey Gall’s way better, he’s really good.
“This is what happens when you take a guy who’s an elite young kid [Gall] and you have him fight a celebrity who wants to challenge himself, it’s not the way to do it… If I had to give CM Punk advice, I’d say, fight as an amateur, fight people at your level. I mean, he wants to do this, he wants to continue, God bless him, he’s a fun guy, I like him. But this is not the way to do it.”
Punk stated after the bout that he will be back again, but admitted he most likely would have to take some time off due to his injuries.
Gall on the other hand has called out ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt to a meeting at the UFC’s upcoming card at Madison Square Garden for UFC 205. What are your thoughts on the WWE veteran’s terrible MMA debut?
