UFC 142: Joe Rogan explains why he confronted Mario Yamasaki over DQ finish in Rio

I wanted to know why Yamasaki gave the DQ I was as shocked as anyone else i’m sure, and like Rogan said he’s denied a Young promising fighter a KO victory there, props to Rogan i say for having the balls to do it

Not like he was rude or anything, was professionally done just a bad call it happens

I’m all good with it

I had the same questions.

When I step into the octagon however, I represent the people watching at home that might have obvious questions, and when something is controversial I’m forced to confront it honestly because that’s what I would want to hear from a person in my position if I was a fan watching it at home.

EXACTLY. That’s the bottom line. Rogan is fuckin awesome at what he does, always speaks his mind and truly loves the sport.

This was a terrible call, and Rogan did the only correct thing he could have and that was to question it. Mario happened to be next to him, so that worked out perfectly.

If the athletic commissions don’t do anything about the terrible refereeing and the refs are not accountable for their decisions, then someone should step up and ask the right questions. Rogan has the balls to do that.

That’s why he hung around for question time. When Maz makes a mistake he usually leaves the cage before anyone can direct a question at him.

Considering that UFC pays to bring the refs into a non-commissioned location to perform, is Yamasaki contractually obligated to discuss this with Rogan?

It leaves all kinds of what-if possibilities and room for conjecture.

Mario should have to explain the call no matter who is paying him. There is still the same amount of worth on his call as it pertains to the fighter(s) in question.

What really took me was how Mario seemed a little like he regretted the decision. I mean, after watching the replay right then and there; you can’t really deny facts at that point.

But I certainly applaud Rogan for doing his job to the upmost and asking the ref WTF he was thinking. Anytime there’s a schetchy call I think that should happen. They used to do it back in the day, but not as much now. I say bring them in for questions anytime there’s a doubt. Why not?

Yamasaki told silva watch the back of the head and then he stepped in to end the fight for silva with no intent on a dq then the guy who lost was holding the back of his head saying ow ow ow my head hurts in the back so yamasaki at that point in the spur of the moment decided to rule it a dq he felt he had a responsibilty to do that

there’s a lot of money on the line on these fights and how are you going to control everything in a fight if a dude is turning his back. Erick Silva won, regardless of any shot to the back of the head.

… to have someone sit next to Rogan during an event and point out every time he is wrong, or possibly wrong, or has a differing opinion.

Oh right, Rogan is perfect so he has the ability to publically call out someone elses real time decisions.

I like ya Rogan, but you were out of line there. Ask the question, if you can’t control yourself, but don’t harp on it the way you did.

for example, watching football yesterday, the Packers were given 2 very questionable calls which led to their touchdowns…the announcers said very openly “i think a mistake was made here. Definately the wrong call” but no one jumped at the ref to ask him what the fuck he was calling.

the ref is in charge of the Octagon…he made a call, and thats it..he doesnt need to justify it to Rogan 5 minutes after it happened.

bush league

They blow calls in every sport. Why should mma be special. Stanley Cups, NCAA National Championships, MLB perfect games, and everything in between have been won and lost due to human error. It’s part of any sport. Anybody who thinks differently needs to spend a little less time whacking off to Gina in mom’s basement and more time experiencing real life. As far as calling him out on the spot for it, it’s bush league. The guys made a mistake, but he should be afforded 15 minutes to be a man about and issue a statement himself, rather than thrown on the spot. I don’t know about Brazil, but athletic commissions in the States should issue some kind of statement barring refs from commenting immediately after the fight, regardless of being put on the spot. His answer in the future should be “Joe, you know we can’t comment on a fight we just reffed” and nothing more.

and talk bad about it MMA Live later

Jon jones had similar but more obvious violation. However, recently two wins were overturned Oliviera knees to grounded Linz and peralta headbutt, or it only goes one way?

And which commission usually deal with this issue? The ref are from the USA and the responsible commission is Brazilian?

Its just a fucked situation. You throw a punch to the face and what are you supposed to do if they turn their head at that very moment? You take a page out of Cyborgs book, thats what, hold the head and fire away