After suffering a devastating loss, former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has accused commentator Joe Rogan of favoring his opponent Dominick Cruz possibly insinuating that his words may have had influence over the UFC judges score.
“Joe Rogan might need to go back and watch it again to hear how biased he was commentating, I agree with you it was a good close fight but think you picked Cruz before the fight started,”
Joe Rogan has been accused of favoring fighters previously, with featherweight champion Conor McGregor suggesting last year, “I feel like he might be on Team Alpha Male a little bit anyways,” per FOX Sports. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the fight was a very difficult one for the judges to call, and the scorecards afterwards reflected as much:
IT WAS VERY CLOSE FIGHT BUT WITH ALL MY RESPECT I HAVE CRUZ 1 2 3 TJ NEED TO MAN UP STOP CRYING MOST FANS ALSO HAVE CRUZ WINING 80%