The debate over judging is sort of a constant happening in MMA, but it’s especially been all the rage in the past month. Whether it was Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas’ boring fight at UFC 274, Logan Storley’s grappling-heavy performance that won him an interim title at Bellator 281, Ketlen Vieira eking out a split over Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night 206, or another pick from a handful of “controversial” results, there has been no shortage of takes on MMA judging and how to fix it. Which brings us to UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, who said this to UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling on a recent episode of his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast ( h/t MMA scoring criteria aficionado Sean Sheehan ): Truly incredible clip here. Joe Rogan, in his podcast, suggests changes to fix MMA judging.
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Joe Rogan’s genius idea to fix MMA judging is to … use the current scoring criteria? – MMA Junkie