Joe Rogan is no stranger to getting ripped by the internet — it just generally isn’t because of what’s going on inside the octagon.
Saturday night’s UFC 326 main event was capped off by an underwhelming, one-sided decision victory by Charles Oliveira, who shutout defending “BMF” champion Max Holloway through five rounds.
During the victory, Oliveira was booed by the crowd at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena due to an effective yet slow-paced, ground-and-mount style that drew criticism from fans in the building.
Rogan sounded off while on the broadcast.
“Listen to these casuals booing,” Joe Rogan said while calling the fight live during the broadcast.
“How do you not appreciate this complete domination by a master?” he added, reveling in Oliveira neutralizing the high impact, stylistically captivating Holloway.
Former UFC star and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz agreed with both the in-person and the online criticisms of the bout.
“Boring mother f–kers” he posted on X.
This after another post suggesting that the BMF title is actually his.
Some commenters online weren’t having it.
“Rogan calling fans ‘casuals’ for booing that snoozefest is peak gatekeeping,” wrote one. “BMF title fights should be absolute wars with finishes, not 15 minutes of Oliveira laying on Holloway. We want violence and entertainment, not a grappling clinic. Crowd knows better than the booth sometimes, Joe.”
Another wrote, “You are a casual nowadays according to Joe rogan if u don’t want a bmf fight to be hugging.”
That fan earned a response, saying, “If that was ‘hugging’ to you, then you’re a casual lol. Straight up.”
The crowd booed for a majority of the fight, hoping for action, specifically from Holloway, who has earned the reputation as one of the UFC’s most exciting competitors.
At one point, with 30 seconds to go in the final round, Rogan also remarked that “this is the clearest cut unanimous decision we’ve ever seen in a sport.”
He added, “I mean, this is just complete domination without Max having any great moments.”
The bout was certainly scored as such, with Oliveira walking away with a lopsided 50-45 tally on all three judges’ scorecards, giving him the dominant unanimous decision shutout.
The win boosts Oliveira, a former UFC Lightweight Champion, to 37-11 for his career, and improves his record to 14-3 since 2018 began.
Holloway, a former UFC Featherweight Champion and (interim) lightweight title challenger, falls to 27-9 for his career and has now dropped two of his last three contests.
