Joe Rogan understands Israel Adesanya’s frustration with his loss to Alex Pereira, but agrees with the referee’s stoppage.
Up 3-1 on the judges’ scorecards in his title fight against Pereira at UFC 281, middleweight champ Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) was stopped in Round 5. It was a standing TKO finish for Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who had Adesanya rocked and badly hurt three minutes into the final frame.
Adesanya was stumbling, prompting referee Marc Goddard to stop the fight. “The Last Stylebender” immediately protested the result, but Rogan says there’s no need for him to take any more inevitable damage.
