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On Saturday, Jon Jones knocked out Daniel Cormier in the third round and claimed the UFC light-heavyweight championship.

While the fight delivered for fans looking for action in the octagon, the immediate aftermath of the bout left much to be desired, specifically with regard to the health concerns of the athletes.

Some questioned whether the fight should have been called sooner. Cormier had been holding his own and probably had won one of the first two rounds on some scorecards, but once Jones caught him with the kick it was immediately apparent to anyone watching that Cormier was dazed and vulnerable.

Jones chased Cormier down and began raining punches down on him until the referee stopped the fight.

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After the fight, referee John McCarthy tweeted that upon watching replays, he wished he had stopped the fight two punches earlier. But Cormier later said of McCarthy in an Instagram post that he was "thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight." He added, "You are the best in the business for a reason."

But even more polarizing was how Cormier was treated after the loss. After taking that straight shot to the face that initially slowed him, Cormier received several more blows to the head before the ref stepped in. Once back in his corner, he was addressed for a moment by trainers and suits.

As Deadspin noted, as one of the cameras stayed on Cormier, it appeared to show that he was blocked at least twice from exiting the octagon toward medical attention.

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It seems Cormier was refused exit so he could be present while Jones was announced as the new champion and, later, be interviewed by Joe Rogan.

In the interview, Cormier was clearly struggling to get words out. Tears were streaming down his face, reminiscent of when Luke Kuechly was carted off the football field in tears last season after taking a devastating hit.

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Rogan had previously said he would no longer be interviewing fighters after they had been knocked out in a fight, after a similar situation occurred last September with Alistair Overeem.

Rogan later posted a series of tweets apologizing for the interview on Sunday.

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My apologies to @dc_mma and to all of you upset by my interviewing him after the fight. In all honestly I was kind of in shock. Tweet Embed:

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I don't think I realized what I was doing until I actually had a mic in front of him. I've said I don't want to interview KO'ed fighters Tweet Embed:

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And then I wound up doing it to someone I care a great deal about. D.C. Is a great man and the whole thing was surreal. Tweet Embed:

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I was beating myself up about it all last night. It'll never happen again. My apologies to D.C. And to all of you.

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