Joe Rogan sounds alarm with Sal Vulcano over UFC judging that jeopardizes fighter's livelihoods

Joe Rogan recently gave his thoughts on how poor judging in the UFC affects a fighter's life.

While UFC is the premier destination for MMA fighters across the globe, the organization has been criticized for questionable rulings by judges on multiple occasions.

In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan spoke to American comedian Sal Vulcano about how fighters frequently find themselves in financial problems as a result of bad judging in the UFC:

''It happens in the UFC. It happens in the UFC all the time, there's bad decisions and you know and it's infuriating. It's infuriating to the athlete too because particularly in the UFC there's a win bonus. So imagine if you beat a guy like you really hit the gas in the second and third round. You fu*king burn yourself out. You get the decision. You're like, 'I fu*king did it. I did it.' Your corner celebrated...And then you hear the judges and you're like, 'no fu*king way. They robbed me.' And it happens. It happens all the time.''

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He continued:

''So say if you're a young guy and you're starting out in the UFC and you have a contract...So, if you lose, you only get that 15,000. So, those judges just stole $15,000 from you. When you're struggling just to feed yourself, right? And if you're getting $15,000 to fight, you have to pay for managers. You have to pay for your gym fees. You have to pay for nutrition. You have to pay for supplements...There's no way you're doing that without a job.''

Check out Joe Rogan's comments below (13:53):

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''Fighting doesn't have to always be ultimate excitement. That's why I say no stand-ups ever. When a guy takes a guy down, that person on the bottom does not want to be on the bottom. hey want to be up, if they can't get up, tough s**t. It's only five rounds, every fight starts and ends up, which is a giant advantage for a striker, because otherwise they wouldn't be able to get themselves up. It's got to be pure, it's got to be real.'' [1:10:28 of the video]

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