Joe Rogan reveals incredibly unusual clause in his UFC contract and drops hint over quitting for good
Joe Rogan has revealed the incredibly unusual clause in his UFC contract as he has dropped a hint over quitting the MMA promotion.
Rogan joined the UFC in 1997 as a backstage interviewer and looked unrecognisable when he first joined the company.
He eventually moved into the commentary booth following White's appointment as UFC president in 2001.
Rogan and White have been pals for years and are extremely loyal with one another.
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So much so that the popular podcaster would leave his post as UFC colour commentator if White left the promotion.
What's more, it's written in Rogan's contract as he the option to stay or not should the UFC boss walk away.
Speaking to former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria on the latest episode of his podcast, he opened up about retiring from the UFC.
"I don't think about retiring. If Dana White quits, I might quit. But that's it,' he told Topuria, who vacated the UFC featherweight title last February.
"It’s actually in my contract. If he leaves, I leave. So in my contract if he leaves I don’t have to stay.
"I wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t for him. Yeah, he’s my friend. He talked me into doing it."
White opened up on his relationship with Rogan, highlighting their loyalty to one another.
"Anybody who is with me, has been with me, knows [that] when you’re with me, you’re with me. It’s a two-way street. It’s not a one-way street. I’m not one of these guys that is gonna roll over," he told Lex Fridman.
"It's like going through Covid, I wasn't laying any of these people [off], some of these people have been with me for 20 years, we're going to lay them off? This motherf**ker will burn, burn before I do that to my people.
"I can’t say what’s gonna happen when I leave, but when I’m here, the people who are with me and have been with me they know exactly what’s up, and Joe knows what’s up. It’s a two-way street.
"Joe Rogan has been very loyal to me, and I am very loyal to Joe Rogan."
Topics: Dana White, Joe Rogan, UFC
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