Joe Rogan called out by UFC fans for embarrassing blunder on his podcast involving Khabib Nurmagomedov
Joe Rogan has been trolled online after making a huge blunder over UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov on his podcast.
Rogan invited Khalil Rountree Jr. on his podcast and they touched on several topics, including the 'real reason' why the UFC abandoned their new glove design after less than a year.
The UFC commentator also referenced an apparent Nurmagomedov interview, where he supposedly talks about being addicted to discipline.
He then asked producer Jamie to play the clip, which featured the following monologue.
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"Every man addicted to something. Some smoke, some drink, some chase girls. But real man he addicted to discipline. To early wakes to prayer to training to silence. Discipline no need motivation. Discipline moves without feeling. Discipline say I go anyway, even when tired even when lonely. Discipline is best addiction. You want strong life discipline build it. You want peace, discipline, protect it..."
Touched by Nurmagomedov's rousing words, Rogan said he was going to use it as his morning alarm.
While 'The Eagle' is no stranger to delivering powerful reflections on his discipline during his legendary UFC career, it appears this particular quote has been AI-generated.
There is no confirmed source verifying that he actually said these words about discipline.
Russian outlet Red Corner MMA shared the clip on X and claimed Nurmagomedov was not behind the speech, suggesting Rogan fell for an AI-generated voice clip.
Needless to say, UFC fans on social media poked fun at Rogan for believing in an AI voice clip.
One X user wrote: "I can understand Joe but how Khalil fell for that too."
A second added: "Rogan always talks about AI this and AI that but still fell for it?"
A third commented: "That was a great clip. But the moment I heard it on JRE I knew it was AI. Khabib doesn't have the flow like that in English."
Joe Rogan snubs Khabib Nurmagomedov when naming the UFC lightweight GOAT
Nurmagomedov enjoyed an iconic UFC career, winning each of his 13 bouts inside the famed Octagon - winning the UFC lightweight title in the process.
He beat Al Iaquinta to claim the UFC championship before defending it against Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
Despite his body of work in the UFC, Rogan believes BJ Penn is the UFC lightweight GOAT following his impressive championship reign.
Between 2007 and 2009, Penn ran rampant in the 155lbs division, beating Joe Stevenson to win the title before stopping Sean Sherk, Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez in successful title defences.
"I always say this. People talk about Khabib being the greatest lightweight of all time and maybe he is, it’s very possible he is, but I would put the BJ Penn that fought Joe ‘Daddy’ Stevenson, the BJ Penn that fought Sean Sherk, the BJ Penn that was in that peak when he was training [with Marinovich], I would put him against anybody," explained Rogan.
"When he fought Diego Sanchez, he couldn’t be stopped. If you got him to the ground, his f**king submission game was insane. BJ was insane off of his back. He would take your back, you were dead. He would knock you out standing up. His kickboxing was elite."
Topics: Joe Rogan, Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC, Fan Reactions
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