Fans couldn’t put their fingers on why Joe Rogan would be absent from UFC 318 having not missed a US PPV in several years despite cutting back on his UFC schedule. The stand-up comedian didn’t appear to have a conflicting schedule in terms of his work away from being a commentator, but it looks like he had other plans that got in the way.

Joe Rogan has been the electrifying voice of the UFC, providing technical analysis with unfiltered enthusiasm that resonates with

The UFC is back in New Orleans to grant former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier a proper sendoff for an otherwise legendary MMA career by concluding

Before finding fame as the world’s biggest podcaster and the voice of the octagon, Rogan was a famed stand-up comedian and TV personality. Most notably, he starred alongside comedy icons Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman on the show News Radio, which aired for four years between 1995 and 1999.

UFC 318 PPV headliner and BMF title challenger Dustin Poirier will get a hometown send-off this Saturday in the “Big The post Dustin Poirier Reacts to Joe Rogan Skipping Commentary Gig for UFC 318 Retirement Fight appeared first on FirstSportz.

Retired light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, former UFC/WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, Alan Jouban and Teddy Atlas will serve as desk analysts on the UFC 318 post-fight show and throughout the card, when necessary. Brendan Fitzgerald will serve as desk host.

Joe Rogan is urging the UFC to book Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria. In Saturday's UFC 317 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) knocked out Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) to claim the vacant lightweight title, which Makhachev recently relinquished for a move up to 170 pounds.

Joe Rogan is fascinated by UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili's unparalleled conditioning. No one has been able to keep up with Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) during his 13-fight unbeaten run, which includes wins over former champions Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo, and Sean O'Malley twice.

Joe Rogan was astonished at the boxing prowess of Kevin Holland after he scored a blockbuster KO but questioned his fight IQ after a damning performance. This coming Saturday at UFC 318, Kevin Holland returns to the Octagon for his fourth fight already this year, when he takes on Daniel Rodriguez.