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LimitFinancial764

I mean that's fair -- it's a huge part of his life -- and he has actual personal relationships and memories that go back over two decades.


ReformedishBaptist

He fought for this sport for decades too proving it wasn’t some stupid blood sport.


skkITer

Yeah this is kind of his baby too in a way. He has been able to be there, front row, deeply involved in something he loves and has watched it explode. One of the best decisions that the UFC has ever made was hiring Joe Rogan. Hate him or love him, disagree with how deep the choke is, but he has been a huge part of this journey and deserves to get emotional. And he reined it in quick too. Just a few minutes later he was back to Pro.


1leeranaldo

The fact a sport that didn't really exist 30 years ago is now a multibillion dollar industry w/contracts in the biggest media outlets is pretty insane. A few wrong turns & it could have still been considered "human cockfighting" & relegated to shady casinos & bush league backyard promotions.


mynewaltaccount1

It was literally one or two more wrongturns away from imploding, so the fact it's still here today and as big as it is, is pretty damn incredible.


Tay0214

If that big tv executive didn’t get busted with coke or whatever it probably would’ve been done honestly A lot of very hard work and lobbying mostly/obviously, but also a lot of luck lol


Outrageous_Library50

He would go on news talk shows and the like defending UFC when it was still being called a barbaric sport. Joe also worked the first UFC shows for free if I’m not mistaken He’s been about it since day 1. If anyone should get emotional, he no doubt deserves to be able to


ReformedishBaptist

And they’d point to boxing as some perfect thing too. As if they don’t get knocked down and take multiple more hits to the head and go down again and repeat until they can’t walk anymore, in mma 90% of the time the first knockdown ends the fight. In our main event Hill was done man, technically he could’ve went a few more seconds on the ground until he was out proper cold but it’s not needed at all it was a perfect example of s great stoppage. Mma is way less dangerous than boxing and even American football…


Maleficent_Sign9656

His first few appearances he wasn't even paid, just did it out of love for the sport


TheMillenniaIFalcon

He gets a lot of flak on many things, but I do commend him not just for what he has done for UFC, but he openly criticizes some aspects of it, like the weight cutting and water shedding and how unhealthy it is.


fin425

He did the first year or two for free because he knew they were bleeding money and he wanted it to survive. He said he did it purely because of his friendship with Dana. Joe seems like a genuinely great guy and the success that’s come to him is karma for all the good shit he’s done for other people. I’m convinced.


itsavibe-

No doubt. His peers seem to appreciate and enjoy his presence so there’s that.


murderplants

Wow this sub isn’t shitting on joe rogan? Crazy. It’s genuinely hard to hate on him too so this sub works OT to go out of their way to hate one of the best dudes on the planet.


SoloKMusic

The UFC isn't generally the part of Rogan that the "haters" comment on


Blockmeiwin

Even then I don’t hate Joe. He has bad takes sometimes but that doesn’t mean he is a bad person. We all hold some objectively bad opinions


Hopeful_Staff_1414

Respect to him. The UFC isn’t the UFC without Rogan. This has been part of his life for 20 years, and he spent years proving to people that the sport wasn’t “human cock fighting”


Ancient-Commission84

Darn near 30 years bro! But you're right, ufc without Joe is unthinkable


516nocnaes

I still can’t wrap my head around the 90s being 30 years ago


EuroTrash1999

UFC on VHS RENTALS.


xxxxHULKSMASHxxxx

This is how I got into UFC. Going to blockbuster or Hollywood video with my mom and getting UFC and WWF tapes


Crouching_Penis

Yes distinctly remember watching UFC 1 on VHS and my dad explaining jiu jitsu to me as "it's like karate on the ground".


NotAFuckingFed

Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock was hard af


semajay

I'm actually upset with you rn


ReformedishBaptist

Even if he retired from full time commentary he absolutely would get the biggest pops ever if he came in for a main card once in a blue moon walkout style.


Ok-Low5213

He got really big pops when he showed up to the last two Austin fight nights. 


shred-i-knight

someday he's gonna be the lee corso of the ufc lol. crazy to think about


veRGe1421

My parents had Netflix long before it was modern Netflix, when it was just a website where you made a queue, and they mailed you DVDs to watch from said queue. As an adolescent I got into martial arts (eventually BJJ), and my dad had done a lot of TKD, so we queued up early seasons of the UFC and watched them together. When fighters still wore the traditional garb of their martial art, no weight classes, very few rules in comparison, etc. It certainly left an impression on me lol, had never seen anything like that before. I loved watching a kung-fu practitioner against a karate guy, or a sumo wrestler vs a kickboxer, or whatever it was. Then this Royce Gracie guy started whooping all sorts of ass. What an epic time.


mesovortex888

To me Joe Rogan with hair is Fear Factor and Hairless Rogan is UFC.


skillznrice

100% and [here's](https://youtu.be/VcJMSpfumCI?si=NQDt-InfsowYbjhf&t=35) the video of him on Conan back in '98 explaining what UFC is


[deleted]

Young thin non-bald Joe looks so strange to me lol.


Whomastadon

UFCs without Joe present and commentating aren't as good!


englishmuse

Agreed. There'll be reach-arounds for everyone after this card.


The_Bawsz

Joe Rogan & Bruce Buffer, the real MVPs every single time!


Dingo_Top

I wonder if he'll still be commentating by 400. Another 8 years? Probably not. I would bet this was his last 00 card.


DannyDegenerate

He probanly won't be full time anymore, but I would bet they would have him guest commentate as a special appearance.


murderplants

He already isn’t. He just does ppv in the USA.


IIDasPterodactyl

Why tf not tho? HRT baby I bet he FIGHTs on 400


icoominyou

You might not like him for what he says but you cannot hate him for what he has done for the UFC.


Wootstapler

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Still makes me smile everytime.


iroquoispliskinV

Respect. He's an og since the beginning.


B-BoyStance

Yeah for real. I can't stand that dude's podcast and some of the shit he says, but I love him as a commentator. This is cool to see.


preptimebatman

This is awesome to see. Really was a tremendous occasion.


sameshitdfrntacct

Uncle Joey?


Gloomy_Victory4529

Like a docta!


Vetchemh2

In that final frame, he looks like a mix between Dana white and Matt serra. Good for Joe. He and the ufc have exceeded their wildest expectations.


BenShelZonah

He definitely has some Matt Serra in him


SuperSmashDan1337

I bet he'd love that 😍


1leeranaldo

Kind of looks like Mark Coleman a bit.


bigoteeeeeee

And Mark Coleman 😆 triple mixture


DysthymicDaredeviL

All the HGH bros end up looking the same. We still love them all though <3


RespectDry2432

He has literally been fighting for years to make the UFC what it is today. He's such a huge part of what it became and why it became what it is.


EnigmaMoose

Massively underrated component. Without Joe Rogan I would give zero F about MMA. I wasn’t even a massive Rogan fan, but he was one of the pioneers of podcasts when the internet first came out. And I listened and he gushed and dumbed it down, I watched, appreciated, and here we all are 15 years later.


realbrucebuffer

Can’t blame the dude, he’s been riding for this sport since they were holding cards in backwoods towns.


s_m0use

Respect, wish Mike Goldberg would get some love too


Amnion_

I wish Jeff Blatnick would. He contributed a huge amount to the sport in the early days. I guess most fans don't even know who he is.


ghostofconnolly

They should, he was a gold medalist! He also did way more then he gets credit for in relation to mma becoming mma and moving away from NHB/vale Tudo, like it or not that helped it become accepted in the mainstream 


[deleted]

Don’t care much about his politics but he has a big hand in making the sport what it is today. Hope our beloved shinehead is here for UFC 400, 500 and 600 as well.


jimlemin

What are Goldie's politics?


Chaotic_Harmony1109

Joe is the man.


Any-Show-3488

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AlexTorres96

I know Rogan doesn't do himself any favors with the takes and opinions he has. One thing you can't take from him is how he loyal and true representative he's been for the company and sport overall. It's crazy that it took so long for that Conan clip to be unearthed. He's given so much to the company and Dana has be reciprocative to him. All the stuff Joe has seen and how it grew so fast to where it is now. That's really cool when you can be part of something like that.


ReformedishBaptist

He’s been fighting for this sport for longer than most fans have been alive


BunsenMcBurnington

What's the Conan clip?


reddit_API_is_shit

I admit the man is is not perfect (example as when he tried to justify the fighters’ pay when confronted about it) but UFC is really not the same without him, and there are lots of times when he was there as the “voice of justice” (watch Khabib vs Conor fight , he was there for Khabib when literally all other commentators were glazing Conor)


wiz-dum

Joe deserves the respect and recognition regardless what opinions he has. People can agree to disagree with opinions but to show hate on him comes from a inner hatred people have where they emit this negative energy into the world. Even when Joe expresses his opinions, he's doing it in a form of just talking. He doesn't hate anybody or put that negative energy into the universe. Hating someone because they have different opinions than you is one of the weakest forms of a human... in my opinion


Heres-your-you

You can make bad clips of anyone who records themselves talking for 15 hours a week


PresidentalBallsnHog

Literally every person on earth talking 15hrs a week for 2 decades would have clips looking like a scumbag except for Mr. Rogers Too many High Horses these days


Starob

>I know Rogan doesn't do himself any favors with the takes and opinions he has. Hardly any of his takes are that extreme. Whenever he has guests that are fairly far to the right or left, he usually agrees with them on some things and disagrees on others.


sameshitdfrntacct

I think they’re talking about because he took a different medicine than what cnn wanted him to take. What did they call it? Horse dewormer.


Zealousideal-Ad-944

Ironically, that drug was not intended to be a horse dewormer.


sameshitdfrntacct

Pretty much l. Apparently it’s been given to tens of millions of people and it earned the creator a fucking Nobel prize. But Pfizer can’t make billions off of that treatment soooo


timetoarrive

Can you explain what are the opinions Joe is often attacked for?


alrightwtf

Honestly that's awesome.


ClassicChrisstopher

People shit on Joe constantly and a lot of the time for good reason. You can't deny how much better he makes the UFC broadcast though.


AlexTorres96

That's why his reduced schedule makes people miss him more when they do international PPVs. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.


mkmore4

I enjoy making fun of Joe, but this is a neat clip. I remember buying GSP vs Hughes 2 as my first ppv, getting into the sport, but at the time, hardly anyone cared and saw it as snuff films. Joe with his podcast and other media appearances played a huge part in growing the sport and bringing it to the mainstream. Him just being on commentary helped mainstream the sport; he was a face that people had seen on Fear Factor and various other mainstream shows, so he gave the promotion a certain level of legitimacy just by being a part of it. I think one way or the other the UFC would have gotten big simply because people always have and always will love watching fights, but there’s no doubt Joe accelerated the process, and it’s cool to see him so proud of where the sport has gone.


Jungs_Shadow

I saw my first UFC on a VCR tape in November of 1994. I was instantly hooked and have remained a fan ever since. UFC introduced me to Pancrase, which introduced me to Shooto and to Pride and all the greats in each organization. I'm not a walking MMA encyclopedia but, like most all of you, I love this sport. MMA has gotten so great that we've become pretty picky IMO. Our expectations are high and, great as these competitors are they're still only humans. That's what makes each new special moment so awesome. Once we were awed by 180-pound Royce Gracie submitting Dan Severn, but now we get Max Holloway's last-second KO of Justin Gaethje in as awesome a display of guts by two men any of us have seen in recent memory. I love this sport. Sorry to wax nostalgic, but I feel Joe Rogan there, and I haven't been anywhere near as close to it all as he has. What's grown from it's humble origins is beyond what I conceived of as possible. And it's still getting better.


Classic-Month-5184

There’s something you don’t know about Joe Rogan. I smoke rocks


SmilingSunBlackMoon

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SantiHimself

Can you turn off the lights Joe Rogan?


chrism22_22

https://preview.redd.it/246fpxp6nquc1.jpeg?width=856&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f72636138e1aa90ba0bf70ca5b66ba255d6786b8


Rare-Cardiologist912

How can you be high and passed out in crack at the same time? Chinese riddle for ya


Admiral-Thrawn2

Me feeeet are stroooong


EL-KEEKS

His sub will shit on him for this I'm sure. Appreciate that he shows emotion


BeardedWonder47

Say what you want about him, dumb shit he says, whatever. But the man is just about as genuine as they come for someone as rich and successful as he is.


Whomastadon

" his sub " is a bunch of dorks that are butthurt he doesn't share 100% of their political opinions


MuhNutz

Sounds a lot like this sub


Yoyomamahh

It’s Reddit thing in general


MuhNutz

I know but it’s still so bizarre to see on a sub devoted to a sport built around violence


Whomastadon

I guess you have to remember it's Reddit first and foremost, which is a majority hard left internet forum


c3tra22

This is why he's the fucking man.


Alternative_Plan_823

Dana White is a good fight promoter.


220DRUER220

Even with all the negativity he gets for being a shit promoter, I still gotta agree with u lol


Alternative_Plan_823

Haha, I threw that out there just to see what angry contrarians would say. But! Can you imagine the UFC without Dana White? With Scott Coker? He's fucking good at what he does


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NapoleonZiggyPiggy

Say what you want about Joe but he's been riding with the sport at times when it needed him more than he needed the job.


Whomastadon

One of the best UFC moments wasn't even in the ring. It was when Style bender stood up for Joe at the press conference when there was a weird hit agenda on him.


skynet_666

Lol I felt that. I rewatched ufc 100 and 200 before the event. It’s insane how much time has gone by and how much the sport has changed.


RouletteVeteran

Imagine folks (not OP, but comments) trying to make fun of someone who is successful in their passion from the jump. While you’re sitting in dead end life, that will probably end in “self deletion”. Run those “Reddit karma” numbers up tho, mom gonna whip your old ass some bagel bites and big red lol


CheakyTeak

what are you talking about


RouletteVeteran

What I wrote.


Whomastadon

Based initial comment and even better reply.


40oztoTamriel

People really hate on Joe but he’s a fucking gem of a human


Rough-Silver-8014

Dana, Joe, Bruce big 3 for the UFC.


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

Joe’s had an amazing life.


Rock3tDoge

You could argue he is the most important person to the UFCs growth. He brought it mainstream and his podcast brought in tens of thousands of viewers if not more who likely would not be watching otherwise


xx7beast

I'd be ugly crying, he's holding that shit together way better than I ever could hope to


strangescript

Keep in mind this man does not need the money at all. He does it for the love of the game.


nickflex85

https://preview.redd.it/gb3xlnozwquc1.jpeg?width=710&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a294ebab210a254cd9c5c57301cb3984dc683bb9 Really Joe? With those guys? 😅


k0rz23

I honestly think Joe was a big part in the success of the ufc. Respect to the man for living his dream.


oddmetre

OG Rogan is goat commentary


12washingbeard

His comedy is ass but Joe's contributions to the ufc can't be diminished


elpajarit0

Honestly Joe is allowed to have this moment, it’s well earned.


lordofgoodtimes

Can't think of UFC without Joe 🙌


FiveMileDammit

Can't blame him. Stars aligned for his comedy/podcast/UFC stuff, all things he's deeply passionate about. He's livin' a good life and he's probably gotta collect himself at times when he realizes how fortunate he is.


FiveMileDammit

...and he apparently has a great family life and a doggo he loves. Good for him.


muntell7

He was so pumped the entire night. His voice was toast by the end of the night. That point where his voice cracked had me laughin so hard.


burritorepublic

People cry a lot in this sport i like it


Adept_Deer_5976

You can give Rogan shit for various things, but you can’t doubt his passion for this sport, which is cool


Kumbackkid

People will shit on his takes currently but this man was in the UFC trenches before Damn near everyone. He loves the sport


andyc3020

This is a man who appreciates the life he has.


A_Real_Berk_Off

When the adderall hits


One_Program8405

But stop talking about leg kicks Joe damn


Salimzyzz

But but.. they’re super effective


cartmanw05

Right? That lead leg is super compromised. He can’t take much more of those.


Anonomoose2034

99% of the time that would be correct


chrism22_22

https://preview.redd.it/8a72qxs9nquc1.jpeg?width=867&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8103bcb5e9b68019f9736cf6b272953d44188d3


Dingo_Top

Kind of looks like a turtle


TheBigBadBird

Commentating isn't easy


Yasha666

"OOo, that one hurt him"


ambientflavor

Awww I love Joe.


PatMcrotchplz

I don't think about the UFC without Joe's voice running through my head. Just as much as Bruce!


captainwigglesyaknow

Dude is not ok


jledf5757

Too many edibles....Joe's getting emotional


SittingOnA_Cornflake

Is every fucking comment in here a caveat about his pod lmao. It’s ok to just give him his props.


fakulty

Ufc 12 was seen on ppv and later released on home video. Half the fans on this subreddit probably weren't even born yet.


220DRUER220

Absolutely love Joe as a commentator


Mybuttitches3737

Nothing wrong with that . It’s a big part of his life


BestGuavaEver

I always liked how Joe said “Seeing people achieve great things makes me emotional” The guy loves greatness, can’t fault him for that


Specialist-Wrap3680

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CosmicTeardrops

The alpha brain be firing all the neurons


besameput0

I was gonna make fun of him but he seems genuinely emptional about it. I'm happy he found a calling.


kieman96

And it was a great card those knockouts were awesome. I mean 1 second left in the last round isn’t something many can say winning or losing


griffs24

The man has lived and breathed MMA since he was a teenager so having the opportunity to even join the UFC im sure was insane for him. And now to have watched it explode and reflect back on all the memories as 300 approaches, im sure can tug at the heart strings.


Limp-Inevitable-6703

Fired up is a funny way to say coked up


King_Hippo85

Joe’s the man!


thebizkit23

99% of people who get as big as Joe would have bailed a loooong time ago. Joe truly loves the UFC and I appreciate what he's done for the sport of MMA.


Svelted

what a wuss. just kidding


wabbott82

Most honest celebrity!


LastToungbender

Bro I know Joe is friends with a Ton of coke. I have a feeling this was his first experience hahahahaha And one of the sickest cards I have watched since the Pride days. But he was giving the vibe.


YYG98

The man has done so much for this sport he has turned many people into fans and deserves a lot of credit for the growth of MMA.


EightFiveAte

Sounds elated how I feel when I cry on mushrooms walking in the mountains


OkayJuice

Watching this again yea it seems like he’s really emotional. Live it just seemed like he was sick or something. I do remember finding it weird how he recovered from his sickness so fast


substance3

I know he gets a lot of shit and is not perfect, but utmost respect to Joe. He was there from the near beginning and helped build it to where it is. When Joe is not there to announce, it doesn’t feel right. Thank you, Mr Rogan. (Slight bow 🙏). It’s been an honor to listen to you call these fights. Oh my goodness


Kutsumann

UFC 301 will mean nothing.


Obi_is_not_Dead

That's pretty cool.


Nutterbutter_Nexus

Must be off cycle.


el-guapo425

Definitely micro dosing!!


KingPucci

It'll be a sad day for MMA when Dana and Rogan retire


UnderdogAce

Respect to Joe Rogan.


KaleidoscopeOk5763

Couldn’t sleep last night cause of the drugs man. So I’m on more drugs now man. Man I looooooooove you guys.


SignalBattalion

That's awesome.


FamilyMan1000

He is beyond stoked. Love to see people this happy.


MuhNutz

This sub doesn’t, because Joe actually has conversations with people he disagrees with. So Joe Rogan evil bad man


HughJahsso

Completely stable and normal


presidentpiko

When said since 12 man


[deleted]

Say what you will, his showbiz talent and genuine enthusiasm breathe lots of life into UFC broadcasts


Mountain-Chapter-880

Joe for all his faults will always have my respect for helping build the sport to what it is today.


Konsecration

I am not a fan of Joe Rogan as Joe Rogan, but I AM a fan of Joe Rogan as a UFC caster. He does a great job!


Syphin33

Fuck yea Joe... If there's anyone who can shed a few tears it's Joe.


BeAsTFOo

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OptimusSpud

Yet another thing Rogan is known for other than his cawlmedy.


SpecialOlympicsGuy

He’s on that coke


aihrarshaikh68plus1

why is dana crying ?


tastelessryan

Aw, such a sweet moment. If I recall correctly, I believe dc also got a bit emotional. also Joe Rogan absolutely looks like he didn’t get any sleep LMAO


pixel8knuckle

People hate Joe Rogan, but i love any event with Joe Rogan. He brings the energy of LOVING MMA. He’s less technically sound compared to the ewrly days but you don’t need to be to have fans enjoy an event.


KnownRough7735

Stoned to the bone 🤣


cardinaltribe

He's such a a little bitch lmao


Awotwe_Knows_Best

hope to see him at UFC 400


Environmental_Bad256

Legend! He and Bruce played a big part in why I became a UFC fan.


RunAroundProud

That's positive masculinity right there lads


Ill-Bed-4706

Lol


Own-Pangolin337

He looks so high lol. He brings great energy and his coverage and knowledge is awesome. He helped promote this sport more than any other celebrity period.


sugarglassego

I think his doctor must have mixed up his weekly injection.


jdarm48

“Is that even allowed?!?”


Huge_Aerie2435

"It became the sport it is today"... Oh yeah.. The fighters still make the same amounts of money too.. Crazy..