Joe Rogan Doesn't Hold Back on UFC's Dana White Over Major Investment Mistake
Over the past few years Joe Rogan has made it abundantly clear he's not a fan of Dana White's decision to invest in Power Slap.
“Dudes are getting just knocked into another dimension with a slap,” he said earlier this month. “It’s so crazy to watch. I just don’t understand why people are signing up for that because the thing about fighting is you’re trying to not get hit."
Like, if punches are coming, you’re trying to turn away. You’re trying to move, you’re moving your head off-center line. If you’re slapping, you’re one hundred percent going to get hit. You just have to sit there and take it. Dana White keeps trying to get me to come see. I’m like, ‘Okay, I’ll go. I’ll go to one of these.’ But it’s just so nuts.”
But he wasn't done there. During another podcast episode this week, Rogan revealed he thinks White made a mistake going with slap fighting over investing in kickboxing.
“I think the UFC f--ked up when they went with slap fighting,” Rogan said on his Fight Companion for UFC Fight Night 255. “I’ve been telling them forever, ‘You guys should get into kickboxing.’ If you only like standup fights, it’s not like the old days of kickboxing where they were boring. The knockouts are f--king crazy.
“Kickboxing with MMA gloves in a cage would be giant. Just have a striking-only segment of the UFC. Glory’s got some elite fighters. I watch Glory all the time. It’s f--king exciting, but nobody’s watching it. Nobody knows who these people are.”
Two UFC stars, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, came from the kickboxing ranks.
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