UFC commentator, stand-up comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan has unleashed a tirade against recently deposed women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes. In a recent episode of his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan blasted Nunes for underestimating her opponent and playing Julianna Pena’s game.
“The thing is, one thing I did say leading up to the fight, as they were getting ready, you have to think of all the times where someone has underestimated someone.
Joe Rogan Blasts “Inexcusable” Amanda Nunes
You can never underestimate an opponent. You can’t go into a fight not nervous. You can’t go into a fight completely sure you’re gonna win when that other person is hungry and scared, because weird things happen when people underestimate people. But f*ck, that was nuts.”
Rogan chritizies Nunes’ uncharacteristic brawling approach, where she stood before Pena “swinging for the fences”. Doing so, he said, left the champ exhausted, and susceptible to Pena’s counterattack.
“She was swinging for the fences. She was trying to take her out quick and then when Julianna was still there, you could tell she was f*cking tired.
For you to be a world champion in two divisions and universally recognized as the greatest woman fighter of all time, which Amanda is, it’s inexcusable to be that tired in the second round.
And just standing in front of her, just swinging in front of her. No movement side to side, standing right in front of her like you’re watching a regional fight.”
Joe Rogan echoed recent comments from Michael Bisping, stating that Nunes simply quit on the spot. He praised Julianna Pena for her performance and her ability to force Nunes to play her game.
“It was caused by Julianna. Julianna made her quit, she didn’t just quit on her own. You’ve got to give Julianna all the credit.
You know, that is what Julianna said leading up to the fight. She said I’m going to bring her back to what it was like when she was younger and she would quit in fights.
There were fights where she got exhausted and lost her way, and then she became the greatest of all time. It’s wild to see the difference.”
We’re likely to see a rematch between the two as the next move for Amanda Nunes. Nunes is still widely considered the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, and will have every chance to reclaim her title.
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