Nate Diaz Claims Joe Rogan Caused Him To Lose To Maynard

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  1. snakerattle79

    snakerattle79 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    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 event—a sport which is growing rapidly in popularity—was 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) must’ve 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 104—when UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida successfully defended his title against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua—Rogan 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 down—my apologies. I hope from the above text you can get the "crux of the matter."
     
  2. ufoalf

    ufoalf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:

    Latest trend:
    Joe Rogan decides the winner of UFC fights.

    Damn Rogan is a good commentator.
     
  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Does he not get that the official judges are there live, and not sitting on a couch at home watching the TV broadcast?
     
  4. Cameron

    Cameron Active Member Full Member

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    nate lost that fight because he punches like a 7 year old and has no wrestling at all
     
  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Someone should castrate the Diaz brothers before they pass on the dbag gene.
     
  6. codeman99998

    codeman99998 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    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.
     
  7. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    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.
     
  8. Boinko

    Boinko Well-Known Member Full Member

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    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.
     
  9. Nosbor

    Nosbor Boxing Addict banned

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    F#ck the F#cking Diaz brothers-Tony Montana

    Sorry: Stole that one from a poster on shitdog. :hey
     
  10. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Wow... Nate Diaz really must be at least slightly ******ed.:rofl I guess the fans at home now persuade the official scorecards?
     
  11. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Yup... you're the only one. You do realize that Diaz was the Tall guy right? Maybe you had them mixed up.:good
     
  12. AMERICANBORN

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    the thread title is completely misleading, read diazs quotes, he says nothing about rogans bias commentary swaying the judges, only the fans
     
  13. No Fear

    No Fear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rogan is an awful commentator.

    He's like any obnoxious, half-drunk bloke in a bar who thinks he's the resident expert.
     
  14. Mazallan

    Mazallan ESB yes man Full Member

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    The Diaz family are ****s.
     
  15. TKDfighterJoe

    TKDfighterJoe Oneshot Knockout Full Member

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    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?