‘It was haunting me’… Joe Rogan discusses a massive regret he has from his time in the UFC

Joe Rogan has created many a special moment during his UFC broadcasting career, but he still genuinely regrets one decision he made.

The self-confessed mistake left him with overwhelming guilt.

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Joe Rogan regrets interviewing Daniel Cormier after Jon Jones' defeat

At UFC 214, on July 29, 2017, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, Jon Jones settled his rivalry with Daniel Cormier once and for all.

After 'DC' got off to a good start, 'Bones' timed a perfect left head kick, which sent shockwaves through his opponent's body and ultimately marked the beginning of the end.

After the fight, Joe Rogan made a split-second call to interview a truly heartbroken Cormier, who preceded to unleash all his emotions on live television.

And the commentator still regrets that decision to this day.

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On an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the podcaster said: “The fight was bizarrely shocking how violent the ending was because Jon really hated Daniel.

“I went to talk to Daniel, and literally as I go to talk to him, he turns to me, and I have the microphone, I'm like, 'Why am I interviewing him after he got eliminated?' What the hell is wrong with me?

“I care about that man very much, and I just watched him pass out, and now his heart is pouring out, and he's crying as he realizes he's passed out and lost the fight. It was all terrible.

“So I posted. It haunted me all night. No one said anything, no one from the UFC got mad at me. I just thought, 'Why did I do that? Why did I interview him? I shouldn't have interviewed him.”

Daniel Cormier reveals his most embarrassing moment in the octagon

While the loss was tough for the legend, ultimately there is no shame in losing to someone of Jones' caliber.

However, there is one moment that still embarrasses Cormier when asked about it.

When the two-weight champion reminisces about it during a podcast, he says he hopes “nobody saw it.”

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