UFC commentator Joe Rogan makes a fool of himself

[gauze]

in real life, nobody ever talks about mma. sometimes people ask me about boxing, but only because they know i'm into it and want to make conversation. neither of these sports are popular and i hardly ever hear them being discussed. do you guys know what 1 million ppv buys is? that's not even 1% of the US population. it's 1/3 of 1%. you guys consider 1/3 of 1% to be a huge success and then you guys argue about A-side and B-side.

sometimes i think you guys confuse "casual fan" with "general public". ask any random person walking down the street what they think about canelo. most of them will ask you what the F is a canelo?

[gauze]

in real life, nobody ever talks about mma. sometimes people ask me about boxing, but only because they know i'm into it and want to make conversation. neither of these sports are popular and i hardly ever hear them being discussed. do you guys know what 1 million ppv buys is? that's not even 1% of the US population. it's 1/3 of 1%. you guys consider 1/3 of 1% to be a huge success and then you guys argue about A-side and B-side.

sometimes i think you guys confuse "casual fan" with "general public". ask any random person walking down the street what they think about canelo. most of them will ask you what the F is a canelo?

and yes, im implying that i hear the general public (random people i dont know), talking about boxing more than mma. but either one is pretty damn rare

[koolkc107]

Well, I think there is room for both sports.

I still think it is going to be a while before the average MMA guy matches the professionalism of the average boxer, but strides are being made every day.

I think the huge edge MMA has over Boxing is that it is simply easier to understand.

It is much closer to a street fight (with rules) than boxing is.

Hence, it is easier to figure out what is going on.

Kovalev/Ward is proof that even longtime fans (and experts) can differ on what happened in the ring. MMA is more clear cut and therefore more fan friendly.

To me, boxing is the better sport...but it has to figure out a way to educate the masses more on the quality of what they are seeing sometimes. We have had a lot of great fights labelled "boring", not because they actually were boring but because a lot of folks have no appreciation for the "science" involved in some of the things that happen in a ring.

[hayZ]

They won't even get it. The UFC is looked at by major networks as a low brow hillbilly sport. They'll be lucky to get the same as they got the last deal now that Conor has left for Boxing.

Conor hasn't left for Boxing lol. He's just doing it to stick it to the UFC (Boxing license you mean im assuming) so they give him equity or give him some more leverage during negotiations. Conor can't compete in Boxing without the UFCs permission.

[Monaco Slim]

Rogan said many times on his podcast he regrets that video, and said he was basically shilling for ufc, he said after the interview was done he felt dirty

yet he uploaded it to his youtube channel?

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

Other then mcgregor who else is a star? And don't say rousey...

[Dr Rumack]

Boxing had a 100 year headstart on MMA. Shouldn't be celebrating over holding a slight lead.

[KeyboardWarrior]

I liked it when this dude called out Ned Mencia.

[Warrior Scholar]

lol I saw the clip of that on youtube. His guests were talking about relevant guys like Joshua and he over talks them to bring up Shannon ****ing Briggs, rofl

I'd actually give Briggs a pretty good chance vs Joshua, mainly because Briggs penetrating through and eventually touching Joshua's chin seems inevitable to me. I don't feel like Joshua could take it.

[Dr Rumack]

They won't even get it. The UFC is looked at by major networks as a low brow hillbilly sport. They'll be lucky to get the same as they got the last deal now that Conor has left for Boxing.

Don't think boxing is held in any higher regard.