Joe Rogan wishes Tom Aspinall’s title defense against Ciryl Gane got to play out.
The UFC heavyweight champion returned in Abu Dhabi last October seeking to make his first defense after Jon Jones’ retirement saw him elevated to undisputed status.
As an alternative of cementing his grip on the crown, Aspinall was poked in each eyes by Gane, leaving him unable to proceed and leading to a no contest at UFC 321.
Many liked what they saw from ‘Bon Gamin’ before the egregious fouls, Rogan included.
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Joe Rogan wishes Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane got to play out
Rogan caught the UFC 321 important event from the USA, as he doesn’t commentate on cards unless they’re domestic numbered events.
The slapstick comedian and renowned podcast host believes Gane began strong, having found a house for his jab and ensured that the champ would struggle to put a glove on him.
Recalling the fight during a recent episode of his Joe Rogan Experience podcast alongside Dustin Poirier, the longtime UFC color commentator mourned the very fact things ended the way in which they did within the UFC 321 headliner.
“It’s against the law in the game that the fight with Aspinall got stopped the way in which it did,” Rogan said. “It’s against the law because that fight was playing out in a really interesting direction.
“Aspinall was having a very hard time touching that guy. He was getting busted up, touched up quite a bit. Ciryl’s jab is legit, and the way persistently has he been to the second round?
“My thought was the actual problem that Aspinall was going to present is within the grappling, he’s a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, big f—-, fast, and has an important (double-leg takedown),” he added.
“But when he was standing there in front of Ciryl Gane, this was the primary time that he was facing a man who was agile, quick, and really technical… Gane was doing quite a lot of sneaky s—.”
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While the unique plan was for an instantaneous rematch, Aspinall needed to undergo double eye surgery and has yet to totally get well.
Within the meantime, Gane will welcome Alex Pereira to heavyweight on June 14. The pair will compete for an interim heavyweight belt on the White House amid Aspinall’s absence.