A number of current and former UFC fighters have taken to social media to show their respective support for Joe Rogan.
Longtime UFC commentator and hugely successful podcast host Rogan has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks.
The criticism began with Rogan being accused of spreading “dangerous disinformation” about Covid-19 on his popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”. These accusations were quickly followed by a number of musicians, including Neil Young, offering Spotify an ultimatum – choose between their music or Rogan’s podcast.
Rogan took to instagram with a nine-minute video dealing with those accusations where he admitted he doesn’t “always do things right”while promising todo better”.
The UFC commentator’s post garnered a lot of support with the likes of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson applauding his response.
“Great stuff here bro. Perfectly articulated. I can’t wait to come someday and break out the tequila with you.”
However, after a video of Joe Rogan repeatedly using the N-word surfaced on the internet, the former ‘fear factor‘ The host was under fire again.
Rogan was quick to address the video admitting he had “have clearly screwed up”, but that didn’t stop him from falling out of favor with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and others (see more about that here).
That being said, many current and former UFC fighters have since taken to social media to show their support for Joe Rogan.
If they can cancel Joe, they can cancel anyone. It’s time to get up people.
— Awesome (@Benaskren) February 5, 2022
I support @joerogan
— CH🖕🏽TO🇪🇨VERA (@chitoveraUFC) February 6, 2022
I’ll take Joe Rogan on all these bozos!
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) February 5, 2022
What a jerk https://t.co/jyY6If0YSu
— Tim Sylvia (@timsylviamma) February 5, 2022
This world and this nation is in a strange place right now and the people who bring dialogue into the search for truth are not our enemies. @joerogan is a friend with a big heart for everyone. 👊🏽🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/nGJSUQv21w
— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) February 6, 2022
More messages from current and former UFC fighters supporting Joe Rogan:
We don’t cancel @joerogan Today you’re all trying too hard
—Mike “Biggie” Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) February 5, 2022
.@joerogan is my boy
—Din Thomas (@DinThomas) February 5, 2022
Not a single person in every encounter with Joe Rogan accused him of being racist
These new attacks are a joke and Joe should just tell them to fuck off
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) February 5, 2022
People on the right don’t agree with much or what Joe Rogan says, but they respect his right to say it and have open discussions.
People on this left don’t agree with much of what he says so they want him banned
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) February 4, 2022
I will do you better @Shanemgillis. If they cancel @joerogan every comic Rogan has ever helped should remove their podcast from Spotify. I am downstairs. https://t.co/mbxZN85hYC
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) February 6, 2022
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