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The hallmark of a well-rounded fighter is that he will never get into a fight he ‘knows’ he will lose. Traversing through a journey that began during his teenage years, fifty-five-year-old Joseph James Rogan is at the stage where he can refute the calls of excitement and compliment it with sanity and rationale. No wonder the multipotentialite flatly refused calls for a fight with the YouTube wonder turning the boxing world upside down.

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The multi-talented commentator, comedian, actor, and lifetime martial arts practitioner has gained worldwide fame as an accomplished podcaster. The Joe Rogan Experience, set in motion in 2019, has more than 12.8 subscribers.

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Episode 1907 had stand-up comedians Ari Shaffir, Shane Gillis, and Mark Normand joining Joe Rogan to discuss their journeys, careers, the latest twists in the world of sports, and of course, Joe’s favorite, the combat forms.

Just leave me out; he’s too good…

Round the corner of the first hour, the discussion took a detour to the Paul brothers, Paddy Pimblett, and their skills. Joe, highly impressed with Jake Paul’s improvements as a boxer, appreciated how he had changed from the days he started. Moreover, the YouTuber’s transformation into a bona fide fighter fascinated him.

Joe explained the recent callouts between the junior Paul and British mixed martial artist Paddy Pimblett. They were in awe of how today’s young fighters manage their business with – ‘$1 million to have an unsanctioned fight‘. However, curiosity got the better of one of the guests, who asked Joe, You wouldn’t fight Jake? You can kick him?”

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It didn’t take time for Joe to reply fair and square, “No, no, he will f**k me up. He’s good, he can fight. He is a big dangerous young fellow and he hits hard. He’s knocked out Ben Askern, Tyron Woodley and knocked down Anderson Silva. That’s a big deal man. That guy can crack.”

This comes from a man who donned the Karate Gi and the Tae Kwon Do Dobok when he was fourteen or fifteen. Then, shifting the gears, he learned Muay Thai and boxing. But the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu had a lasting impact on the New Jersey native.

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But unbeknownst to most, a similar question when thrown to Jake’s elder brother Logan on a possible fight against the star commentator fetched an outlandish response that only a Logan Paul could afford.

The Joe Rogan Experience awaits a Maverick entry

I would fu** Joe Rogan up.” – Logan said when Joe’s name cropped up along with Kamaru Usman and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Now, that’s confidence for a man who has yet to win a professional boxing match. But the upcoming entertainment wrestling star deserves credit for lasting an entire bout against former world champion Floyd Mayweather.

Paul, who hosts a top-rated podcast called Impaulsive, has never been to the Joe Rogan Experience. Explaining the reasons for his absence to Flagrant podcasts’ Andrew Schulz, Logan said, “I have certain things that I’ve never said that I will only say for the first time on Rogan. “It’s no rush. I’ll give him a f**k**g good a*s reason to have me on proper one day. “If he doesn’t feel it’s right yet, it’s not. No rush, I’ll be around. I got some big things coming. I need something; I’m lulling right now; I’m stagnant.”

To visit Joe’s podcast, the Maverick probably needs to cover a few more milestones. But, for the fans and boxing lovers, it will be helluva chat, hearing the exchanges between some of the brightest brains in the combat world.

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Jaideep R. Unnithan is a Senior Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports and one of the division’s most trusted voices. Since joining in October 2022, he has brought a deep love for the sport into every story, whether reporting on live bouts with the ES LiveEvent Desk or unpacking the legacy of fighters from different eras as part of the features desk. Trained under EssentiallySports’ prestigious Journalistic Excellence Program, which is a specialized training initiative designed to refine top writers' skills through mentorship and advanced sports journalism techniques, Jaideep’s writing reflects a quiet authority shaped by two years of covering boxing’s flashpoints and fault lines. He is drawn to the warrior code of legends like Alexis Argüello and Marvin Hagler, while also staying attuned to the promise of rising stars like Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez, David Benavidez, and Dmitry Bivol. Jaideep has a special fascination with Naoya Inoue’s old-school grit. Beyond writing, he reads widely, a habit that sharpens his storytelling, whether he’s tracing the rhythm of a classic fight or preparing his next ringside dispatch. Before joining EssentiallySports, Jaideep worked as a client manager and team manager in corporate roles, bringing strong organizational and communication skills to his journalistic career. He has also completed notable certifications, including a Non-Fiction Book Writing Workshop.

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