Joe Rogan will not travel to Sydney for one of the biggest fights of the year when the UFC hits the road.
The veteran voice from the octagon is one of the most recognizable parts of the UFC pay-per-view broadcast. But he chooses to stay home for fight nights and numerous events that take place outside the United States.
This means Rogan will miss the rematch between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 on February 8. He tends to host night watch parties in the form of his Fight Companion podcast with close friends including Brendan Schaub.
Michael Bisping explains why Joe Rogan is skipping international UFC events
During an appearance on Rampage Jackson's Jaxxon Podcast with media mogul Bear Degidio and his former rival Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping explained the dynamics of his role. He noted that Joe Rogan only does American PPV shows, and if they go international, it's credited to him and the 'B-Team'.
When Jackson asked if Rogan only did the big shows, Bisping replied, “He doesn't want to travel anymore. So he only does pay-per-views and then when it's like in Australia [such as UFC 312] I'm going to do that.
“But then they mix it up between me, Dominick Cruz and Paul Felder, because we all want to do the pay-per-views, because you know, but they have their team ready. They have Joe Rogan, Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier. You know what I mean: if one of them doesn't make it, they kick it over to the B team.”
Joe Rogan could be commentating until he was in his 70s, says Michael Bisping
The big factor in international event commentary is the brutal itinerary. Bisping will have to go from his home in California to the other side of the world, Australia, for UFC 312 and has also attended shows in China and Europe despite his American base.
In the meantime, Rogan can keep his outings to a minimum as he hosts his wildly famous podcast from his complex in Austin, Texas. When Jackson asked if Bisping thinks Rogan will retire anytime soon, he replied, “I don't think so.
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“Why would you? He loves it, the traveling is difficult. I was just in Tampa, the week before that I was in Macau, China, the week before that was Vegas and then New York. It's every week, it's annoying, the traveling is a nightmare.
“It's great to be part of the show, to still be involved, to go in and talk to the fighters, a new generation of talent. I like that. But traveling is difficult. **. So for Joe he doesn't go international, it's once a month, I bet he'll still do that when he's 75.
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