Joe Rogan Demands UFC Delete Records Of Fight As Soon As Possible
Joe Rogan has called for the UFC to "delete" a bout considered to be "one of the worst" in the promotion's history.
On Saturday night in Las Vegas, UFC kicked off the new era with a first card under the Paramount umbrella after signing a $7.7 billion media-rights deal back in August.
For the next seven years, all numbered UFC events and UFC Fight Nights will be broadcast on Paramount+.
The first began with UFC 324, where Justin Gaethje beat Paddy Pimblett in a five-round war to win the interim UFC Lightweight Championship in the main event.
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Gaethe handed Pimblett his first loss in UFC in the 'Fight of the Night', with both warriors each pocketing an extra $100,000 for their efforts inside the Octagon as part of UFC's increased bonus structure.
Also on the card was former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas, who suffered a loss to Natalia Silva in the women's flyweight division.
Namajunas was beaten via unanimous decision to suffer her eighth MMA loss. Rogan was on commentary duties alongside UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and play-by-play man Jon Anik and the 58-year-old had a brutal dig at 'Thug'.
Rogan has interviewed Namajunas on many occasions, including on his podcast and after fights in the Octagon.
But he didn't hold back when bringing up Namajunas' second fight with Carla Esparza at UFC 274, where she was defeated via split decision and lost her title.
The encounter, a rematch of their meeting at The Ultimate Fighter finale which saw Esparza crowned the first women's strawweight champ in 2014, took place in May 2022 and was extremely underwhelming.
And while a whole host of archive content is available on Paramount+, where there are 1,400 assets and counting, Rogan wants the aforementioned bout to be erased from history.
Speaking on commentary and discussing Namajunas' difficulties, he said: "I hope that fight's not even in the Paramount archive. Delete that."
Namajunas likely does not disagree with Rogan's demand as she previously called the bout "definitely one of the most boring fights ever" when asked if the criticism was unfair at a media day for UFC Paris in 2023.
Silva was given the victory over Namajunas on Saturday after getting 29-28 scores from all three judges to move to 8-0 in UFC.
Meanwhile, Namajunas, who was initially poised to face Alexa Grasso before she withdrew due to injury, is now 3-3 since moving up to flyweight in September 2023.
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