Joe Rogan paused his UFC 319 analysis to shout one of the most important fighters of the promotion.
Women's MMA has taken a long way since Ronda Rousey was shown in the first completely female main event of the UFC in the history of the promotion. Rousey, who made waves in Strikeforce before he fell at the UFC selection, began to rule her legendary Bantamweight title with a dominant version on UFC 157.
UFC CEO Dana White said earlier that women would never compete in the Octagon as long as he was at the helm. But Rousey's unmistakable star power and 'It' factor pulled white to open the Octagon for women around the world.
The result? Legends such as Amanda Nunes, Kayla Harrison and Rousey have changed their lives in and out of the Octagon.
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Joe Rogan Tips the Pet to Liz Carmouche after her beautiful PFL tournament -victory
Joe Rogan returned to the UFC Broadcast Desk for UFC 319 in Chicago on Saturday. The stacked map was led by a middleweight title fight between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.
Rogan is a historian of MMA and was a fan of the sport, even before the UFC flourished in 1993. His knowledge of the ins and outs of MMA technology, performance and greats cannot be denied.
Earlier this weekend, one of the Pioneers of Women's MMA earned a large Riem world championships after being 41 years old. Rogan ensured that her performance was recognized halfway through the UFC 319 broadcast.
During the UFC 319, Prelims fought between stream weights Loopy Godinez and Jessica Andrade, Rogan made sure he praised one of the pioneers of MMA van Women.
“Call to Liz Carmouche by the way!” Said Rogan.
“First woman ever enters the UFC -Tachthoek, and at the age of 41 won the PFL tournament last night.
“Yes, sir, by Ko! Shout at Liz!”
Liz Carmouche for World Tourio Winning 🏆😱
[ #PFLWorldTournament | LIVE NOW ESPN ] pic.twitter.com/ytdovj95
– PFL (@Pflmma) August 16, 2025
Liz Carmouche fought Rousey on UFC 157 and lost entry through the first round. 12 years later, and Carmouche won the PFL Flyweight Tournament Championship by eliminating Jena Bishop on Friday in Charlotte.
Carmouche, 41, a Bellator women's flying weight was only a few fights away from her last UFC performance against Valentina Shevchenko in 2019. Carmouche defended the Bellator Flyweight title three times before the promotion was purchased by PFL.
Liz Carmouche was the first woman to enter the UFC -Tachthoek on a historic map
Rousey went on a UFC Hall of Fame Run with victories over Miesha Tate, Cat Zingano and Bethe Correia. She left MMA after back-to-back crooked defeats to Holly Holm and Nunes.
Rousey recently let the MMA world talk when she placed new images from her return to MMA training. This led to comeback speculation, which was further fed by a UFC legend who claimed that Rousey told him about her planned return to MMA.
Rousey went to the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018 and has countless promotional records, including a record setting of 14 seconds finish above Zingano on UFC 184.