Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Joe Rogan, Dominick Cruz say UFC 247 judge was looking at the floor, ‘not watching’ bout

Many observers weren’t happy about the officiating that went on throughout several fights at UFC 247. But there was apparently more peculiar things happening behind the scenes involving the Texas commission.

Veteran analyst Joe Rogan and former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz were both at the broadcast table cageside when they claim to have seen a judge not paying attention to nearly 30 seconds of action during the preliminary fight between Lauren Murphy and Andrea Lee.

“We’re looking at a judge who’s literally not watching the fight. This is insane,” Rogan said.

“Judges don’t even watch,” Cruz followed up.