Give Joe Rogan credit for not naming names, but he strongly inferred that Carlos Condit should have been awarded the decision in UFC 195's main event against Robbie Lawler.
And you can't claim robbery if you don't provide names.
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The UFC announcer sent out a series of tweets question the scoring system the MMA uses, according to fansided.com.
MMA's scoring badly needs an upgrade. There's no way the 5th and 3rd rounds should generate the same score last night.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) January 3, 2016
The idea that we continue to use boxing's 10 point must system for a completely different sport is inexcusable at this stage. — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) January 3, 2016
Imagine how goofy football would be if quarters were scored as equal 10 - 9 rounds regardless of how much more scoring was done in each.
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) January 3, 2016
Submissions and KO's will always be the most definitive ways to win fights but we should know exactly what points are based on at this stage — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) January 3, 2016
Had Rogan been satisfied with the decision, it's hard to believe that he would have been sending out all those tweets.
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Another Fansided.com post acknowledged controversy in the judges' scorecards.
"UFC 195's main event between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit was an outstanding, back-and-forth battle of violence between two fierce welterweight competitors," fansided.com reported. "It may just be the first event of 2016, but we may already have a fight of the year candidate.
"However, the only thing anyone could talk about was the verdict of the judges' decision. Many people believed Carlos Condit won the fight, he landed more strikes than Lawler attempted, but the judges gave the champion the benefit of the doubt in a close Round 3 and in a Round 5 that resembled something of a Hagler-Hearns or Griffin-Bonnar."
Condit thought he'd won three of the five rounds, USA Today reported, adding that another person who thought the challenger had won was none other than UFC president Dana White.
"Condit said in his postfight interview that he believed he had 'three rounds in the bag,' but refused to blame the controversial scoring for his loss, noting that shouldn't have 'left it up to the judges' and won by a stoppage. UFC president Dana White even admitted after the bout that he had the fight scored 3-2 in favor of Condit."
Give Condit credit for refusing to throw more fuel on the fire, and give Rogan's words some thought, UFC.
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