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Originally posted by MMAFighting.com
Speaking with The Opie & Anthony Show Monday morning, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan believes UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre not only lost his title to Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, but that he should walk away from the sport. Hendricks appeared to have decisively dominated much of the action during the five-round main event, but St-Pierre was awarded a split decision victory.
"I think Georges should retire," said Rogan. "One of the reasons I think Georges should retire is he was on my podcast and he was talking about being abducted by aliens. I was going, 'you think you've been abducted by aliens?' He starts talking about missing time. He started talking about driving his car and all of a sudden he's at home and he has no idea [how] he got there. I think it's head kicks."
"That fight he had some serious memory loss (at UFC 167). I think he's taken too many shots. An interesting statistic is that Georges has taken more punches and kicks in the last three fights than any of his fights, ever. In fact, 50% of the shots he's taken his entire career were in the last three fights. I think he should get out. I know the UFC probably doesn't want to hear me say that. I know that could be a huge rematch."
"I think they should just give Johny Hendricks the belt. I think Johny Hendricks won that fight. I think there's real problems with judging and I don't think there should be a way for a guy to win a fight, but yet lose a fight."
Rogan also addresses the controversy alleging Hendricks tapped to St-Pierre during the first round. While Hendricks' positioning is fairly common in grappling (wrist to hip near side, deep underhook far side) some fans believed he was submitting to a choke.
"I read a lot of really f***ing dumb people who thought [Hendricks] tapped in the first round. He did not tap in the first round. People are f***ing retarded. He's trying to figure out what to do with his hips. When you've got a guy on top of you, he's mounting you and trying to choke you, the options are two fold. One, you've got to figure out how to push him off you and two, you've got to figure out how to separate the choke."
"He's gotta figure out what to do. So he's in the middle of deciding 'how tight is this choke' and that depends which way he's twisting his neck. Can he twist his neck out of it? Can he tuck the chin? Should he put his hands on his hips or should he grab the choke? He probably had a moment of hesitation. He didn't tap. You don't tap that quick. The only way you tap that quick is if a guy is ripping your f***ing neck off your head."
Although UFC president Dana White claims to be confident a rematch will take place, St-Pierre's post-fight comments seemed to allude to major personal issues burdening the champion.
"I think Georges should retire," said Rogan. "One of the reasons I think Georges should retire is he was on my podcast and he was talking about being abducted by aliens. I was going, 'you think you've been abducted by aliens?' He starts talking about missing time. He started talking about driving his car and all of a sudden he's at home and he has no idea [how] he got there. I think it's head kicks."
"That fight he had some serious memory loss (at UFC 167). I think he's taken too many shots. An interesting statistic is that Georges has taken more punches and kicks in the last three fights than any of his fights, ever. In fact, 50% of the shots he's taken his entire career were in the last three fights. I think he should get out. I know the UFC probably doesn't want to hear me say that. I know that could be a huge rematch."
"I think they should just give Johny Hendricks the belt. I think Johny Hendricks won that fight. I think there's real problems with judging and I don't think there should be a way for a guy to win a fight, but yet lose a fight."
Rogan also addresses the controversy alleging Hendricks tapped to St-Pierre during the first round. While Hendricks' positioning is fairly common in grappling (wrist to hip near side, deep underhook far side) some fans believed he was submitting to a choke.
"I read a lot of really f***ing dumb people who thought [Hendricks] tapped in the first round. He did not tap in the first round. People are f***ing retarded. He's trying to figure out what to do with his hips. When you've got a guy on top of you, he's mounting you and trying to choke you, the options are two fold. One, you've got to figure out how to push him off you and two, you've got to figure out how to separate the choke."
"He's gotta figure out what to do. So he's in the middle of deciding 'how tight is this choke' and that depends which way he's twisting his neck. Can he twist his neck out of it? Can he tuck the chin? Should he put his hands on his hips or should he grab the choke? He probably had a moment of hesitation. He didn't tap. You don't tap that quick. The only way you tap that quick is if a guy is ripping your f***ing neck off your head."
Although UFC president Dana White claims to be confident a rematch will take place, St-Pierre's post-fight comments seemed to allude to major personal issues burdening the champion.
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