American stand-up comedian is one of the most hilarious people on the UFC commentary team. Although a man with comic sense, Joe Rogan talks about a very emotional moment that almost brought him to tears with Ronda Rousey.
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In a podcast with her, he explains how it affected him what she was going through.
In 2015, at UFC 190, Rousey secured an amazing knockout finish in just 34 seconds of the first round against Bethe Correia. Following that, ‘Rowdy’ addressed her opponents to avoid involving her family in the lead-up to the fights.
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The American podcast host admitted several times in public that it was the first moment where he felt so emotional that he almost cried. Although it was a sweet moment, the fans gave him a tough time due to the incident.
The Olympic bronze medalist was suffering from a family issue during the period.
Back when Joe Rogan was stopping his tears
On the 55-year-old’s 690th episode, Ronda Rousey joins him and they relive the sweet moment. In a truly unfortunate manner, she lost her father to suicide.
Her father had a rare blood disorder, which meant that he was unable to heal his broken back. Due to this, he took his own life, which left the family devastated.
Joe during the podcast said, “There was so much emotions attached to that because of the shit that she had said about suicide and connecting to your father and all that shit and you knowing you as long as I’ve had and having daughters. It was so emotional for me.“
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“That was the closest I’ve ever come to crying. I might cry now. While I was interviewing somebody. Because it’s just, it was so intense. It was also like, I really knew that I was seeing history” , he further added.
Rogan calls Rousey a unique example for women
The UFC commentator was full of respect for ‘Rowdy’. Moreover, he hails her as a source of inspiration for women across the globe who are going through a tough times.
He said, “It’s not, it’s not just sport. It’s like, you’re this very unique example for other women. Like that’s never existed before. There’s never been a female combat sports athlete like you.“
Rousey since has gone to lift her standards even more with her accomplishments with the WWE and raising the roof despite her struggles.
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