Joe Rogan discussed eye-opening experiences in Brazilian slums, drawing comparisons to the film “City of God” and highlighting the backgrounds of fighters.
Joe Rogan talks about the situation in slums (Image via: IMAGO, Instagram)
UFC commentator Joe Rogan now only participates in domestic Pay-Per-View events in the United States due to his commitments to his podcast. However, he has previously traveled abroad to commentate for the UFC. During one of these trips, Rogan visited Brazil and was shocked by the living conditions in the slums. He discussed this on a recent episode of his podcast, which featured [Name] and [Name].
McCusker shared a story about being robbed during his trip to Brazil on the podcast. This prompted Rogan to talk about what he witnessed in the slums during his previous visit. Here is what he said.
Rogan stated that the Portuguese film “City of God” accurately depicted life in the slums. He also mentioned that he personally knew UFC fighters who came from the slums. [Name] is the most well-known among them and has spoken about his experiences in the slums multiple times.
UFC light heavyweight champion [Name] is also from the slums. His wife, [Name], is also from the slums. [Name] has discussed the dangers he faced in a podcast due to his relationship with a woman from the slums.
[Name] will be defending his title at UFC 298. His opponent, [Name], is undefeated in MMA. Volkanovski recently suffered a knockout loss to [Name] at UFC 294. Joe Rogan will be commentating at UFC 298 in California. Rogan is skeptical of Volkanovski taking the fight so soon after his knockout loss. He discussed this on his podcast episode featuring [Name].
Joe Rogan also spoke about Ilia Topuria, who had already impressed him with his remarkable performances. Rogan expressed his admiration for Topuria after the Georgian fighter’s dominant victories over [Name] and [Name]. Topuria handed [Name] his first loss in the UFC and went on to dominate [Name] in his first main event.
Joe Rogan does not have much interest in attending UFC 298 as it is taking place in California, a state he strongly dislikes. He revealed this on his recent podcast episode with [Name]. Rogan did not attend UFC 297 as it was held in Canada. He is a vocal critic of Canadian Prime Minister [Name] and his policies.
According to the Source firstsportz.com