Marcus Chan
Joe Rogan has revealed the only thing that he was told not to talk about while commentating on UFC.
Rogan, 57, is one of the most well-known people in the sporting world, having been involved in UFC for the majority of his career.
In more recent times, the American is better known for hosting The Joe Rogan Experience, which has become one of the biggest podcasts in the world.
Back in 2012, while speaking to Low Kick MMA, Rogan was asked: "Has the UFC ever gotten upset about anything you’ve said on air?"
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In response, Rogan explained that they 'don't like it' when he talks about other organisations.
He said: "No. They don’t like it when I talk about other organizations, and when they were trying to buy PRIDE, they asked me not to mention PRIDE, so I didn’t. I never mentioned the organization in particular, but I always mentioned the fighters that were competing in PRIDE.
"And it was kind of a touchy situation, because I’d be the only one talking about them. (Mike) Goldberg wouldn’t touch it. I would bring up Nogueira or Fedor, all these other guys."
Rogan added: "But they didn’t want free publicity for PRIDE. That was pretty much the only thing they’ve asked me not to do."
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Rogan was then asked whether UFC had a problem with him being critical about fighters, he replied: "No, they don’t have a problem with that, because my criticism is totally based on honesty. My criticism is never like a personal thing, like “oh my God, this guy sucks, he’s terrible,” it’s always 100% honest, like “what am I looking at?""
Explaining why he got into the world of UFC commentary, Rogan explained: "I never set out to be a sports commentator. All of it is just completely by chance. The first time I did it, when I was doing post-fight interviews for the old UFC, that was really just for fun.
"What they were paying me was barely enough money to get me to show up. For me it was just a fun thing, like hey, here I am in Dothan, Alabama, watching live cage fights.
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"I’d only seen the UFC on television at that point, I’d never been to a live event before, and all of a sudden I’m flying all over the country. But I never thought of it as a job or anything serious."