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Nate Diaz Claims Joe Rogan Caused Him To Lose To Maynard

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#1 ·
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...laims-joe-rogan-caused-him-to-lose-to-maynard

Joe Rogan's blatantly obvious and incredibly biased nature toward his preferred clientele may have once again placed the UFC commentator firmly on the hot seat.

"They were leading fans to believe I lost the fight," was the statement made in a recent video posted by UFC lightweight rising contender Nate Diaz, who came out on the losing end of a close split decision this past Monday night at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 20.

The cagefighting event—a sport which is growing rapidly in popularity—was aired live on Spike TV, with Diaz losing a rematch to fellow Ultimate Fighter reality show alumni and UFC top contender Gray Maynard.

Diaz has posted a video today on the popular Web site YouTube.com in which he lays the partial blame for his misfortune on well-known UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg.

Diaz doesn't stop there, either; he also "calls out" his opponent from Monday night's controversial match, challenging him to come out and show his battle scars.

“If anybody sees Gray Maynard, tell him to show his face today and see how it looks,” an upset Diaz stated. “I got more landed strikes in that fight, and I threw more [strikes].”

“He (Rogan) must’ve been judging it on the person who he liked better, because obviously, as far as the commentary was concerned, everybody liked Gray.

“If the fans want to go back and judge the fight for themselves, put the TV on mute, if you can.”

Diaz is now the second fighter to complain regarding Rogan's obvious biased nature toward fighters he likes.

At UFC 104—when UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida successfully defended his title against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua—Rogan continuously credited Shogun for his offense, without once mentioning that Rua's kicks were being countered by Machida's straight left counter-punching.

And as a result, the UFC 205-pound champion Machida urged his fans to also re-watch the unanimous decision, only this time on mute as well.

"The American commentators were pretty much biased," Machida told Sherdog.com.

"If you see the fight without audio, you will probably see a different fight. Shogun was a great opponent and had a nice strategy. He deserves all my respect as a fighter, but I was superior.”

Authors note: I see that Nate has taken his video down—my apologies. I hope from the above text you can get the "crux of the matter."
 
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#35 ·
difference is, shoguns kicks were wearing down machida where as machidas punches had little effect on shogun


i do agree that nate one the fight though, maynard was busted up and tired by the end and diaz looked the same as when he entered the ring and like he could go another 3 rounds
 
#36 ·
Nate diaz is and idiot. Joe Rogan has no influence in the outcome of the fight, however his bias commentating does piss me off. He can quite easily influence the home viewers perseption of the fight.

also, to come out in the ring and announce who he thought won the fight (rua vs machida) was very disrespectful. It's not his job to give his opinion on the outcome during interviews... an interview is about the Interviewee, not Joe.
 
#39 ·
Joe and Mike are good at commentating, but they continually say some pretty stupid crap and both are absolute nut-huggers. Like when Joe said that the Couture-Coleman fight would certainly have HW title implications. What? Are you freakin' joking? For me...that fight will be entertaining to watch to be sure but as far as the "landscape" of the HW division it doesn't even make the radar.

I disregard much of what they say during a fight. They are there for some color and for folks that know jack about MMA in order to sell the product imo. I don't need their commentary. For anyone to suggest that what Joe Rogan is saying during a fight has some impact on the outcome is just stupid.

I like me some Diaz brothers but Nathan lost that fight. It was close, but he lost pretty clearly...again...my opinion. He never rocked Gray, not once that I remember, he had nothing in the way of takedowns, and his striking was "ok". I've always felt sort of odd concerning his striking. Obviously he has had some success, but it never has that devastating look to it.

I had 1st round Maynard, 2nd round Maynard (but pretty close), and 3rd round Diaz. Let it go the judges and you have zero room to complain in a really close bout. All these fighters know that.
 
#41 ·
Dumbest thing I've ever read. Judges aren't even given TVs nevermind listening to commentary. Nate just needs an excuse, as usual, to yet another loss. The reason behind his loss was because Gray was the better fighter. Simple enough. This kid's constant whining gets very aggravating.
 
#46 ·
1st.)at least he is not as bad as the commentators on the WEC when Faber is fighting, I think I can actually hear them slurping his balls when he fights.

2nd.) Judges cant hear Joe

3rd.) I am a frickin huge fan of Diaz when he is in teh octagon (mind you it is just when he is in the octagon) and I still had the fight slightly going to maynard but just slightly it could have went either way in my eyes but I would have been more shocked if Diaz won.
 
#49 ·
It seems a lot of posters still haven't bothered to read what Diaz actually said.
 
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#50 ·
a way of life

I think every commentator has some type of biased. have you every heard Jim Lampley on HBO's - guy is a complete waste. You can tell within 90 seconds who he wants to win. I have not been able to watch him and his side kick Larry Merchant for 20 years. Awful.

As for the Nate/Gray fight - I didn't hear bias; however I can't stand Nate and think the guy is a complete bore of a fighter. They need to stop having him headline these things. He always has an excuse after a loss and thinks people are out to get him. As mentioned here - the judges didn't hear Rogan during the fight.
 
#52 ·
Diaz is a ******* retard. Rogan had absolutely nothing to do with him losing the decision. His being weak and not doing anything is why he lost the fight. Diaz is just a douchebag who doesn't want to admit he is better suited for a women's flyweight division. He is a retard, **** him.
 
#56 ·
"They were leading fans to believe I lost the fight," was the statement made in a recent video posted by UFC lightweight rising contender Nate Diaz, who came out on the losing end of a close split decision this past Monday night at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 20.
As has already been pointed out, Diaz doesn't say the commentary influenced judge decisions; he says it influenced fan opinion, but don't let that stop you guys.
 
#57 ·
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...laims-joe-rogan-caused-him-to-lose-to-maynard

Diaz has posted a video today on the popular Web site YouTube.com in which he lays the partial blame for his misfortune on well-known UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg.
This right here implies that Rogan somehow influenced the decision. His misfortune was losing a fight in which he felt he had one. So partially blaming the misfortune on Rogan would be partially blaming him for Diaz losing the fight.
 
#58 · (Edited)
'Misfortune' is not automatically blame for the loss, and according to the Diaz quote, it's blame for fan perception, regardless of what the article's author made up. But as I said, don't let any of that stop the internet assault.
 
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#60 ·
Very misleading title, ruins the integrity of this entire post imo.

Had Nate actually claimed that Rogan caused him to lose the decision, i would have called Nate a dumbass as well but he didn't. I know Nate talks a lot of shit so people tend to react quicker and maybe obtain a distorted perception but all Nate was saying is he thought Rogan was on Maynard's nuts the whole fight.

Rogan is known to be bias once in a while obviously but i didn't see it very much in this fight, Grey was kind of busted up but Aaron Simpson took a shitkicking in that first round and went on to win.

The only thing Rogan does that annoys me is act like an inside keg-kick is up there with a knee to the face.
 
#61 ·
Yeah did anybody even read the quotes? Why is Nate getting blasted for something the author put into his own words. The whole "partial blame" comment was created by the author. Nate was insinuating that Joe's commentary influenced fan reaction, not the judges' decision. If you want to insult him for that then by all means but I think people just read the title and decided they'd come in and bash on the guy.
 
#64 ·
i dunno if thats true or not

but diaz was definitely robbed. no way maynard won rounds 1 or 3. and maynard is on my fantasy MMA team, im glad diaz was cheated out of the obvious win i do love the points i got from maynard :D
 
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