Daniel Cormier, UFC commentator and former two-division champion, has often faced criticism over his commentary. Cormier isn’t alone there, and after speaking to fellow commentator Joe Rogan about this issue, refused to apologize and decided to simply let the criticism slide.
“Indifference is a problem. I’ve taken that from my fighting career where people were kind of divided on me. You had the guys that cheered and the people that booed and it’s the same thing with commentary. I know how hard I work at this.
DC Refuses to Apologize After Accuastions of Commentary Bias
I know how much time I spend preparing for this. I know (what) I try to give these guys and tell their stories and do them justice. Sometimes, people just don’t see what you see and that’s really on them. But I’m not apologizing for doing my job, and I think that’s the beauty in being a fighter.”
DC is no stranger to criticism and division, having faced plenty when he was an active fighter. “People can be mad at you, but it’s like we just gotta talk about it, right? I’m not a guy that – they gotta move a little different around me. I don’t really worry about it too much.
Rogan told me, I was on some, ‘Ah the fans, this, this’ and then Rogan said it on air. He goes, ‘Oh, you gotta be careful with our bias commentary.’
He just doesn’t care. He just does not care because the reality is it does not matter. You’re put in a position to do a job that is very, very difficult and very few people in the world can do it, so you do it to the best of your ability.”
Joe Rogan is no stranger to backlash himself, as he was embroiled in a controversy with Spotify and folk singer Neil Young over his supposedly anti-vaccine comments on The Joe Rogan Experience. Daniel Cormier reiterated his position, clarifying that although he supports his teammates, he does his level best not to watch fights with a bias.
“I don’t watch this with a bias. If my teammates are fighting, I hope that they win. But unfortunately when that happens, I tend to go the opposite way. Blagoy (Ivanov) was mad at me after his last fight because he he was like, ‘DC, bro, I was doing good things, but you almost made it seem like…’ I tend to go the opposite way to try not to.
Deron Winn when he’s fighting he’s like ‘Dude.’ It’s hard because you’re a human being. That’s why at a point I can sympathize with the referees and the judges because they’re human beings.”
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