Refereeing in mixed martial arts
Subject in Sports
Refereeing in mixed martial arts has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Justin GaethjeAmerican mixed martial artist and Nurmagomedov's final opponent
Gaethje says referee Mike Beltran failed to protect him after an eye poke in the Michael Chandler fight.
“But his job is to protect me and he failed he failed so bad right there”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:33
Trevor WittmanAmerican boxing and MMA coach and founder of the Onyx combat-sports equipment brand
Wittman argues strike counts are misleading and judges should weigh damaging blows rather than touches.
“And that's why judges can't look at a screen and go, oh, this guy landed more”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor Wittman (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 38:23
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
JRE MMA Show #181 with Justin Gaethje & Trevor WittmanThe Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 20, 2026 · 2 h 24 min
Joe Rogan talks with new UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and coach Trevor Wittman about Gaethje's title win over Ilia Topuria at the White House.