UFC commentating veteran Joe Rogan had some words for UFC Middleweight Champion Michael “The Count” Bisping and former wetlerweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s incipient title fight match-up. Rogan is hoping No. 1 contender Yoel Romero gets a shot at the title soon, thinks the Bisping vs. St-Pierre bout is unorthodox for the division.
In a recent interview with ESPN’s Five Rounds with Brett Okamoto, Rogan said
“I really want to see Yoel Romero get a shot at the title. I know he’s waiting, he’s waiting right now for what I think is an interesting fight between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre. I think that’s an interesting fight. I don’t like it in terms of the hierarchy of the division. I think that, as far as the division goes, it’s not good at all. It sort of hijacks the whole situation.”
“I’m not concerned because there’s great fighters and you get them together and you make great fights. I’m not concerned, at that. But from a purist point of view, and from someone who feels like…look, if you’re going to have a champion and you’re gonning have these divisions where one man rules over the division, there should be a very clear hierarchy.” Rogan Said.
“If you have a champion and you have all these people waiting in line to get a shot at that champion, the person who is perceived to be the best in that division is the one who should be fighting the champion next. The champion should always be fighting the number one available challenger. Right now, that is Yoel Romero.”
“The Count” is set to face Georges St-Pierre in the near future. An official time and date has not yet been announced, but it is rumored that the title fight will find its way to the Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw fight card this summer.
