Joe Rogan Exposes Rigged UFC 280 Fight In Video

The long-tenured UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently stated that he believes Petr Yan should have gotten the nod over Sean O’Malley at UFC 280, and he wonders about the significance of Yan’s takedowns in the wake of the close outcome.

 


 

Joe Rogan opens up on the matter

Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) lost a controversial split decision to O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) this past Saturday in Abu Dhabi, which raised eyebrows including ex-lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

While Rogan admits he thought Yan won the fight, he credits O’Malley for the damage he was able to inflict. However, Rogan believes it comes down to the impact of the six takedowns Yan scored over the course of 15 minutes:

“He was certainly in it against Petr Yan, who’s a former champion and one of the best in the division, by far the No. 1 contender” Rogan said on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “It was a very close fight, and he definitely hurt Petr on multiple occasions, caught him with that big knee, rocked him. The question is: How much is the takedown worth? How much is control worth?

“Takedowns without damage, what is that value? I’m not denying that I thought Petr Yan won, because I did think he won at the end of it. But takedowns without damage vs. standup with damage, because ‘Sugar’ landed more strikes standing and had big moments. Yan had some big moments, too, one big left hand that rocked him. The question is: How valuable are those takedowns, and how valuable is that top game and that control?”

“I’ve said this ad nauseam, but I feel that we’re very limited by this 10-9, this 10-point must-scoring system. Someone can win a round 10-9 and it can be a very close round and someone can win a round clearly and it could be 10-9, and that doesn’t make any sense to me.”

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
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