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The backstage incidents at the UFC are known for being as entertaining as the bouts in the cage. They reveal the kind of relationships between the fighters, their coaches, veterans, as well as the commentators in certain cases. The backstage has witnessed many friendly and unfriendly bouts in the history of MMA. 

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A similar incident took place at the UFC 203 backstage, in 2016. The video of the friendly grappling between the UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, and the heavyweight UFC champion, Mark Coleman, surfaced on various social media platforms. The video was shared as a twitter story and the UFC fighter Charles Oliviera commented on it.

Mark ‘The hammer’ Coleman is amongst the first few to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He won UFC 10 and UFC 11, as the first ever heavyweight champion. Finally, Coleman entered the UFC Hall of fame at UFC 82 and has become the heavyweight hero.

Joe Rogan is one of the most loved commentators UFC has ever seen. His skill in fighting is all over the internet. In the video where he keeps up with ‘The Hammer’, doesn’t only show his sportsmanship, but also his grappling skills. 

Backstage bout between Joe Rogan and ‘The Hammer’

A video posted from the Twitter account by the name of DovySimuMMA shows a brawl between Joe Rogan and Mark Coleman. The post was captioned, “mark coleman almost kills joe rogan”.

The video shows the duo starting a friendly brawl at the UFC 203 backstage. All was well as Rogan kept laughing while trying to keep up with the UFC champion. The fight seemingly takes a serious turn as Coleman gives Rogan a hard shove. Although Rogan stumbles and hits the wall, he recovers quickly without losing his casual laugh. 

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It might have taken a hard turn, but ‘The hammer’ quickly throws his arms up and rushes to check on Rogan. The two ‘hug it out’ and conclude their friendly wrestle. 

Charles Oliveira comments on the backstage grapple

Charles ‘DoBronxs’ Oliveira replied to the post, saying, “Caraio…”. The hard shove shocked everyone in the room. Not only the MMA fans, but even champions like Charles Oliveira showed their surprise. 

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All’s well that ends well. After all, the fight wasn’t a serious bout and Joe Rogan took it all lightly. These things happen in friendly fights. In reality, fighters get excited and forget to hold back. What do you think of such friendly grappling battles? 

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