Joe Rogan is enthusiastic about the huge new UFC broadcast deal, enough so that he confirmed a very strange attitude to one of the greatest controversies of the sport.
Divisive Commentator Rogan is a key figure on the broadcast for UFC Pay-per-Views since June 2002. And the Podcasthost maintains its role, despite being one of the most influential broadcasters in the world.
Next year the UFC will start to avert the idea of pay-per-view events, which had led to some confusion about the role of Rogan. But he will still be involved, although numbered events, which rather cost a premium of $ 80, are now part of the Paramount+ subscription for just $ 12 per month.
Joe Rogan believes that UFC will go 'hypernova' with free fighting
Fans were clearly enthusiastic to learn yesterday that the new UFC broadcast deal, worth $ 7.7 billion for seven years for the company, will see pay-per-view a thing of the past. From now on Paramount+ subscriptions up to $ 8 with advertisements cost, and many events are made available for free on CBS.
Joe Rogan was ecstatic with this news for a moment and told listeners about the new episode of his podcast The Joe Rogan experience: “For $ 120 a year you can view every UFC-Pay-per-view? Two UFC PPVs is now at $ 160, right?
“The sport is going to go Hypernova … It is going crazy and it is such a smart move for Paramount because there is a built-in audience that will immediately jump there because you still have to extend your ESPN subscription.
“So also just buy a Paramount subscription. I am a bit set out and I hope that they will not lose the relationship with ESPN with all their MMA shows, I hope they don't go -they went to most of them. I hope it is a mutual beneficial thing where UFC still does some content on ESPN.
“That is also a big factor in attracting casual viewers who look at other sports and perhaps occasionally watch a UFC fight. Then they see Max Holloway or Dustin Poirier and they are like 'Holy S -', then they are addicted.”
Joe Rogan slides a bizarre opinion about UFC Apex events
Part of Rogan's reaction that may have slipped under the radar, however, is that he prefers the shows of the UFC Apex above events for a live crowd. He always reacted to pay-per-view shows of the empty facility during COVID time, but has been to Arenas for the past three years.
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However, he claimed to give preference to the top, which is a wild controversial view among fans of the sport. “All events will be available for everyone for free. Every pay-per-view, every fight card they have from the Apex, who are my favorite.”
Fans hate famous to view cards from the Apex, so that only a select audience is capable of size. It tends to suck the atmosphere from attacks, and in general the promotion tends to attract weaker events at the location to fill the schedule.