A strange circumstance occurred with the UFC’s commentary crew for UFC 271. Joe Rogan was supposed to be one of the commentators at the table, but on just the day before the event, it was confirmed that he would not be there.
It was claimed that something new had come upon his calendar, implying he had important duties to attend to. Many people doubt this explanation, especially when public organs against him are being made due to various statements regarding the coronavirus pandemic, which he and his guests made in podcasts.
According to reports, the explanation for why Mark was not on commentary is that he wanted to avoid detracting attention from the show and the fighters, and thus not be boycotted by MMA fans who disagree with him on the pandemic.
At the press conference, White was asked about the organization’s reaction to Rogan’s canceled performance at last night’s event. Although it was claimed that Rogan had pressing duties, White now disputes this.
”There was no conflict within his schedule. Joe Rogan didn’t work tonight, but he could work. I don’t know what he had to do. You will have to ask him. But it’s not that ‘Joe couldn’t work’ or something like that. I know stories like that have come up, but that’s total bullshit,” White said.
By the way, while the show was taking place at Toyota Center, several people were heard shouting “Free Joe Rogan.” Instead of UFC’s most well-known commentator, Michael Bisping took up his job as a replacement.
Joe’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, aired on platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play Music. As for Joe, his show went back to airing on platforms like iTunes and Stitcher no matter how many times they deleted it from those services. On Thursday, he addressed the press in an episode entitled “The Media,” particularly those who see him as a target.
”The solution is not to silence me, the solution is to start doing your job better. Find better arguments. When you say on television that I take horse paste (Ivermectin), and you know that’s not true, you say, ‘He takes a means of removing worms from horses.’ What you were supposed to say was, ‘How did Joe Rogan’s condition get so fast? How is it possible that he got COVID which kills everyone, and he was better in five days? He was negative after five days, and he practiced after six days. ‘ Why aren’t such topics discussed? ” Rogan began with his response to attacks by the mainstream media, then added:
”If you’re in the world of news and news and you want people to pay attention to you, you should be honest. I don’t hate CNN, I used to go every day to watch their news until they hated me. My advice to them is, if you want to be better, change your model and the way you work. Stop that editorial perspective with guys like Brian Stelter and Don Lemon that no one listens to. Set up people who give effective and objective news, then I will support you. Then I’m going to be one of the guys who’s going to tell people that I watched or heard something on CNN,” Joe Rogan explained.
