Joe Rogan Producer Corrects Him Over Conor McGregor Remarks
Joe Rogan has been called out for his Conor McGregor remarks after the UFC commentator made a mistake regarding the Irish boxer's fight record.
During the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the host discussed the career of American UFC fighter Max Holloway with mixed martial artist Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. "I think his first fight was Conor McGregor," Rogan said.
"Was it?" said Jackson.
"I think so," Rogan replied.
"Did he beat Conor?" asked Jackson.
"No," said Rogan. "He lost a decision; he was the only guy to survive the early days of Conor, when Conor was just flatlining everybody."
However, a producer off-camera took issue with Rogan's claim, telling the 56-year-old that Holloway's first fight was against Dustin Poirier.
"Oh, that's right," Rogan said. "Then the second fight was Conor, correct?"
"No," the producer corrects Rogan in the clip. "It was like his sixth fight actually."
"Really, no s***," a stunned Rogan replied. "Wow, he had so many fights, man, isn't that crazy?"
Rogan had an awkward moment with a producer during the July 5 episode.
While talking politics with comedian Jimmy Dore, Rogan mocked Morning Joe podcast host Joe Scarborough for changing his opinion on whether President Joe Biden should run for a second term in November's general election.
Biden faced Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for 2024, in the first of three scheduled debates on June 27. However, the president's behavior raised concerns that he is not fit to serve, with some of his fellow Democrats calling for the 81-year-old to step down.
A spokesperson for Biden told Newsweek that the politician was suffering from a cold during the debate, which affected his performance.
Rogan played a clip from Morning Joe, recorded in March, in which Scarborough praised the politician.
"This version of Biden—intellectually, analytically—is the best Biden ever, not a close second. I've known him for years," the MSNBC host said in the snippet.
Rogan asked how Scarborough's listeners could "have any self-respect" following the political commentator's support for Biden, mocking the political commentator for suggesting the president should drop out of the race.
However, a producer jumped in to correct Rogan, believing the video was from a different time than they initially thought.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no," Rogan said, disputing the producer's claims.
"This is saying right here, post the debate they should replace—" the producer continued, before Rogan stopped him and said: "No, after the debate, it changes, too. That's part of the thing."
Understanding his error, the producer apologized for the mistake, with Rogan telling him: "After the debate, he does this 180, and there's all these videos that show him before and after, the greatest 180 turnaround of all time."
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