Karine Silva managed to bounce back with a controversial win over Dione Barbosa, avenging her May 2019 loss to the London 2012 Olympian. Despite coming in as the underdog, ‘The Witch’ Barbosa looked strong in the opening round, using her striking to keep Silva at a distance and nearly finishing the fight with a deep armbar attempt.
Barbosa carried that momentum into the second round, while Silva only began showing flashes of offense as the fight wore on. By the end, the crowd inside the United Center in Chicago seemed to believe Barbosa had done enough to earn the nod. Instead, Silva’s hand was raised—leaving fans stunned, along with UFC commentator Joe Rogan.
Spinnin Backfist on X captured the moment with a clip, writing, “Rogan’s face after that Karine Silva decision was unbelievable. The man was disgusted.” In the video, Rogan’s reaction is highlighted with pauses showing his mouth wide open in shock as Barbosa briefly approached him. “I mean, look at him, mouth wide open. Barbosa goes over to him briefly.”
Joe Rogan was disgusted by the Karina Silva decision at #UFC319 pic.twitter.com/TYQbsoTAzV
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 16, 2025
Interestingly, the account’s owner felt the judging wasn’t necessarily wrong, adding, “I had it for Silva. I didn’t think Barbosa did enough in round two, around three to get it on any of the scorecards. I mean, I was expecting a split, but Rogan was in disgust.” Still, the majority of fans online echoed the opposite sentiment—agreeing more with Rogan’s visible disbelief than with the judges’ scorecards.
One user wrote, “He couldn’t hide it to save his life lol.”
Another claimed, “Horrible Judging in that fight!!! Totally screwed it up backwards.”
Someone else wrote, “Hahaha. Rogan’s like WTF .”
The next user commented, “garbage judges man i lost money lol.”
Meanwhile, this user wrote, “At the time of the scorecards being read, Silva looked like she thought she lost. Her corner even told her she was down 2-0.”
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