UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently stated that there was a slow count by referee Russell Mora when Tyson Fury was knocked down by Deontay Wilder during their WBC and The Ring championship bout last weekend. The heavyweight trilogy saw Fury coming out on top via an 11th-round knockout. ‘The Gypsy King’ hit the ground for a second time during round four and several fans and pundits felt Mora’s eight-count was very slow. Jon Jones Goes After Woman In Leaked DM’s
Joe Rogan opens up on the slow count
Rogan gave his honest thoughts on the controversial slow count during his show The Joe Rogan Experience. The UFC commentator and stand-up comic brought up the issue:
“This is what happened. The referee is supposed to go one, two when the guy goes down. But for any reason he has to interrupt the count because the opponent needs to be told to go to the neutral corner. You’re supposed to pick up the count where the ringside counter has it. So there’s a guy counting ringside and he’ll keep the count going. So if you’re at one, two, go to a neutral corner. That guy’s supposed to be like three, four, five. But he didn’t. He went back to it. But the guy had already been down for a couple of seconds. Without a doubt, it was a long count… I think it’s an error or corruption,” said Rogan.
