Joe Rogan may not have been present at UFC 271 but that didn't stop him from having an impact. Rogan texted Jon Anik and claimed that Israel Adesanya may have had a broken hand during the fight. Eugene Bareman recently spoke out about the situation.

Israel Adesanya said in the fight that he didn't break his hand and that it was his signature pose. Eugene Bareman was asked about it after UFC 271.

“No, not at all,” coach Eugene Bareman told The MMA Hour. “That was actually something I addressed as early as round two, I was trying to get that right hand going. For whatever reason Robert was making Israel a little anxious to throw — not just the right hand — but the right side, so I wasn’t able to get the right side in terms of the upper body moving the way I should. There was a block there that I tried to mitigate my way through each round but for whatever reason me and him weren't able to successfully get that right hand going the way we wanted to, so it wasn’t about a broken hand or anything, it was [mental].”

The broadcast booth ended up taking the text very seriously and it arguably changed the perception of the fight for many people. As it turns out, Israel Adesanya did not break his hand at UFC 271.

Israel Adesanya is known for doing many poses inspired by his love of Anime. This was the case at UFC 271 as he was seen doing many different poses.