Joe Rogan says he could have left the UFC a long time ago.
The famous commentator Joe Rogan has been a huge part of the UFC for almost three decades and shouted some of the largest fighting in the UFC history, such as Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald 2, from the Cageside Broadcast Booth.
Rogan started in the UFC as a backstage interviewer in 1997 and continues to deliver memorable interviews after the fight to this day. Outside the Octagon, the comedian and podcaster was the host of 'The Buestst Show on Television' Fear Factor.
In the reality TV show, participants were confronted with their biggest fears in challenges for a cash prize. Although Rogan said the performance was a 'nice job', he could not shake the feeling: “I don't really want to do this …”
The UFC, on the other hand, was a completely different story.
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Joe Rogan work for the UFC: 'It's like a vacation'
With a built -in passion for combat sports and comfortably on the camera, Rogan knew that he wanted to be in the UFC. For him, calling fights alongside Jon Anik and former dichotomy UFC champion Daniel Cormier, the iconic trio, is more than a job.
“I wanted to do this,” said the old commentator about Joe Rogan's experience.
“I didn't know I wanted to do this, because this was nothing. But once I had discovered it, I thought: 'Oh, this is what I want to do … I want to do this and stand-up [comedy].
“The UFC, which is for me, isn't even a job. It's like a vacation,” Rogan added.
Joe Rogan: “I could have stopped a long time ago …”
From the early days of the UFC to the powerhouse it is today, what has Rogan been in sport for so many years?
The 57-year-old explained: “If you are a person who is a martial artist and are a fan of martial arts, if you get a job to talk about martial arts and express your love for it, and your appreciation for the athletes, appreciation for the hunters and what they have to go through …
The size of their performance, and to give words to it, to be able to do that for a living, that is an honor. That's how I think about it.
“I am super passionate about it. I don't do it because it is a job. I do because I love it. I don't have to do it. I could have stopped a long time ago,” said Rogan.
Rogan recently mentioned the UFC 313 Pay-per-View earlier this month, in which Alex Pereira saw the light heavyweight title of Magomed Ankalaev in the headliner.
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