Scoring criteria in mixed martial arts
Subject in Sports
Scoring criteria 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
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan opposes allowing side kicks to the knee because they can end careers.
“the side kick to the knee, the problem with that is you're going to ruin careers”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:44:47
Dan HardyBritish former UFC welterweight, PFL commentator and former head of PFL Europe fighter operations, host of the Full Reptile podcast
Hardy proposes that control should no longer be scored in MMA, arguing it should be its own reward like defense.
“I think we should stop scoring control in MMA. Control is scored up against the fence”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan Hardy (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:12:36
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
JRE MMA Show #178 with Dan HardyThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 6, 2026 · 2 h 53 min
Joe Rogan and Dan Hardy discuss Hardy's UFC exit over a Herb Dean stoppage, weight cutting, MMA commentary, fight analysis, scoring rules and the PFL.