UFC commentator and veteran analyst Joe Rogan and promotion president Dana White’s relationship go a long way. The legendary analyst’s meteoric rise is synonymous with that of White and UFC as a whole.

In such a long period of time, there might have been some issues where the boss would have chastised the ace commentator, one would think. But according to the man himself, never ever White reprimanded him for anything.

Talking in an interview, Rogan detailed his cordial relationship with one of the biggest sports promoters in the world.

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How Joe Rogan started commentating for UFC?

UFC wasn’t a popular sport when White got hold of this at the start of this century. To rebrand themselves, the promotion started to host small shows in Vegas. They invited celebrities by paying them so that audience would see the shows.

Rogan was a fan of MMA and he liked the idea of getting paid by watching the shows. However, one time he was having a conversation with White about Japanese MMA fighters. Acknowledging his facts, White asked Rogan to commentate on his shows.

The UFC was still not in a prominent position to give wages to him. So they let him visit their shows for free. This happened for 12 events, according to Rogan.

Although Rogan had no prior commentary exposure, he used his martial arts knowledge along with some interaction with fighters to slow build his repertoire.

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The success followed soon, and now he’s one of the biggest commentators on the planet. His success was simultaneously related to that of UFC.

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