Joe Rogan is a man of many talents. The host of the most popular Spotify podcast is quite knowledgeable about sports, fitness, and MMA. In fact, he is himself a trained fighter. While he competed in a few martial arts fights initially, there was a very peculiar reason he didn’t continue further.

The UFC commentator recently spoke about the logic behind this. He stated two reasons and disclosed his mentality toward the game that prompted him to stay away from competing.

Joe Rogan provides his reservation for not competing in MMA despite training

The UFC commentator revealed to his guest, Howie Mandel, on JRE #1971 that he still trains in martial arts. However, Rogan added that he does not compete in the sport owing to his age.

The 55-year-old said, “I don’t wanna get broken.” The podcaster then stated that Anthony Bourdain competed in BJJ around the same age. He added that Bourdain competed in his age class, which was the masters class which he would not be interested in despite being a black belt holder.

The UFC commentator stated, “First of all, I am a black belt, so I’m gonna have to roll with some dude who is a black belt my age. He’s probably been like not stop training and I’m gonna get strangled. That seems like a bad idea for me”.

Secondly, the podcaster added, “Also I would love it and I’d probably be obsessed with it and other things that I would do would probably fall by the wayside because I would be obsessed with competing for as long as my body can hold up…”

Rogan is currently an active member of the UFC broadcast team along with being a podcast host on Spotify while also being the owner of a comedy club.

Joe Rogan also added that he would get obsessed with competing

The podcaster spoke about his nature and attitude toward the things that he does. He stated that he gets so engrossed in what he does that other things get compromised. Rogan added that when it comes to him, he would get obsessed with the thing that he does.

Rogan continued by stating, “That’s my mental illness. My mental illness is like an extreme obsession. Whether it’s games or anything.” The avid listeners of the podcast will be aware that the UFC commentator is an enthusiast in his particular interests and puts his heart into what he does.

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Furthermore, the podcaster revealed that he loves to train in MMA and host a podcast show. What do you make of Joe Rogan’s reasons not to compete in MMA? Let us know in the comments.

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