UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has now dropped a powerful assessment of one standout talking point from Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira’s fight at UFC Freedom 250.
Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira were in the co-main event for the UFC White House card and the 36-year-old Frenchman captured the interim UFC heavyweight title again.
Pereira’s bid to become a UFC champion in three different weight classes ended after Gane secured a second-round TKO win at UFC Freedom 250 this month.
However, Gane’s stoppage of the 38-year-old Brazilian MMA fighter was not without its controversy, with Joe Rogan now offering his two cents on the controversy.
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Joe Rogan reacts to Ciryl Gane being called out for his ‘illegal shots’ against Alex Pereira at UFC Freedom 250
Ciryl Gane has been accused of ‘illegally’ striking Alex Pereira in the build-up to his forced stoppage victory over his heavyweight opponent at UFC Freedom 250.
Referee Herb Dean did not intervene during the second round after Gane overpowered Pereira and proceeded to strike him on the back of the head.
Speaking on his podcast, UFC legend Joe Rogan even pointed out that he saw an “illegal shot” from Gane during his fight with Pereira for the interim championship.
“And even like feinting takedowns, it’s not like he committed to those, but he’s got him thinking about it,” he said on The Joe Rogan Experience.
“Look how he drops him with the jab. Now here’s the question, because one of the things that Pereira is saying is a lot of – there’s an illegal shot.”
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Joe Rogan defends Ciryl Gane and claims the UFC star’s shots were not intentional against Alex Pereira
Gane has now put himself well and truly in the heavyweight title picture for a second encounter with UFC champion Tom Aspinall after his win over Pereira.
Rogan added that he felt that the “movement and chaos” in Gane’s clash with Pereira meant that some of the Frenchman’s controversial shots were unavoidable.
“A lot of the shots were illegal and to the back of the head,” he continued.
“But a lot of them were to the side of the head, and they’re also moving. It’s a two-inch line down like a mohawk.
“A couple of those shots definitely landed…
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