http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...laims-joe-rogan-caused-him-to-lose-to-maynard Joe Rogan's blatantly obvious and incredibly biased nature toward his preferred clientele may have once again placed the UFC commentator firmly on the hot seat. "They were leading fans to believe I lost the fight," was the statement made in a recent video posted by UFC lightweight rising contender Nate Diaz, who came out on the losing end of a close split decision this past Monday night at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 20. The cagefighting eventa sport which is growing rapidly in popularitywas aired live on Spike TV, with Diaz losing a rematch to fellow Ultimate Fighter reality show alumni and UFC top contender Gray Maynard. Diaz has posted a video today on the popular Web site YouTube.com in which he lays the partial blame for his misfortune on well-known UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg. Diaz doesn't stop there, either; he also "calls out" his opponent from Monday night's controversial match, challenging him to come out and show his battle scars. If anybody sees Gray Maynard, tell him to show his face today and see how it looks, an upset Diaz stated. I got more landed strikes in that fight, and I threw more [strikes]. He (Rogan) mustve been judging it on the person who he liked better, because obviously, as far as the commentary was concerned, everybody liked Gray. If the fans want to go back and judge the fight for themselves, put the TV on mute, if you can. Diaz is now the second fighter to complain regarding Rogan's obvious biased nature toward fighters he likes. At UFC 104when UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida successfully defended his title against Mauricio Shogun RuaRogan continuously credited Shogun for his offense, without once mentioning that Rua's kicks were being countered by Machida's straight left counter-punching. And as a result, the UFC 205-pound champion Machida urged his fans to also re-watch the unanimous decision, only this time on mute as well. "The American commentators were pretty much biased," Machida told Sherdog.com. "If you see the fight without audio, you will probably see a different fight. Shogun was a great opponent and had a nice strategy. He deserves all my respect as a fighter, but I was superior. Authors note: I see that Nate has taken his video downmy apologies. I hope from the above text you can get the "crux of the matter."
Does he not get that the official judges are there live, and not sitting on a couch at home watching the TV broadcast?
I doubt the judges were listening to Rogan's commentary. I thought the fight was a lot closer than Rogan did, but Maynard still won.
Guess I'm the only one that agrees. I thought the fight was much closer through every round than the commentary would suggest. I definitely could see a case for Diaz winning, to be honest. In fact I thought he did win.
Of course Diaz is going to whine about the decision. The last guy you want to ask for an objective opinion after a close fight is the loser. There was certainly nothing at all wrong with giving Maynard the nod, regardless what Rogan was saying or doing.
Wow... Nate Diaz really must be at least slightly ******ed.:rofl I guess the fans at home now persuade the official scorecards?
Yup... you're the only one. You do realize that Diaz was the Tall guy right? Maybe you had them mixed up.:good
the thread title is completely misleading, read diazs quotes, he says nothing about rogans bias commentary swaying the judges, only the fans
Rogan is an awful commentator. He's like any obnoxious, half-drunk bloke in a bar who thinks he's the resident expert.
I was thinking the same thing. I still stand by my usual 'Joe rogan is a bad commentator and a nobody in martial arts'. Can't we get one of the gracies to commentate?