A lifelong fight enthusiast, Rogan made his debut as a commentator at UFC 37.5, which was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Chuck Liddell and Vitor Belfort.
Take a look at Joe Rogan’s first day as a color commentator:
Before his time with the UFC, Joe Rogan also had a brief stint as host of the reality show ‘Fear Factor’.
However, not one to cushion his words, Joe stated that Fear Factor ‘sucks’ when compared to the UFC.
Joe Rogan even claimed to be so invested in combat sports that he wouldn’t be bothered if other sports like basketball were to be banned today. Extremely hyped on his first day, Joe Rogan told fellow commentator Jeff Osborne-
Joe Rogan clearly loves the UFC
Although it was his first gig as a commentator, Joe Rogan made several UFC appearances prior to UFC 37.5. Rogan worked as an interviewer on multiple occasions, with his first appearance being at UFC 12.
Joe Rogan was evidently excited at being able to watch the event live and was extremely vocal about it.
According to Rogan, the magnitude of the event was even greater than Mike Tyson’s knockout loss to Lennox Lewis. In his first event as a color commentator, Joe Rogan further said-
After the event, Joe Rogan briefly left the UFC to host ‘Fear Factor’, before returning at UFC 40.
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