Home

UFC

“Three Days F*cks Up My Feelings”: Joe Rogan on Staying Away From Wife & Daughters for More Than 3 Days

Published 03/01/2023, 12:45 PM EST

Follow Us

The 55-year-old UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, is a favorite among the UFC community. Rogan often captures the attention of many with his candid conversations. Through his show The Joe Rogan Experience, the podcaster has captured the hearts of many. The former Fear Factor host always makes sure that he covers topics related to both his professional and personal lives. 

The UFC commentator makes the show worth listening to by sharing his experiences with the guests. Most of the time, the guests also join him by sharing their experiences and thoughts. In the 1947 episode of JRE, the UFC commentator was seen talking to stand-up comedian Chris Distefano.

Joe Rogan loves being with his kids the most

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Both Rogan and Distefano started talking about the importance of giving priority to personal life over professional life. That’s when Rogan said it was impossible for him to stay away from his family for more than three days.

The 55-year-old said, “I didn’t miss nearly as much as I would have missed if I was doing the road all the time. I go out of my way to do little things that my kids do, events and hang with them. We try to watch movies together and do stuff together, play together. You got to like have fun together and I think if you are gone for like long stretches.”

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest UFC stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

Talking further on the same subject, Rogan continued, “I don’t like being gone for three days, like three days f*cks up my feelings. Three days make me uncomfortable. I love doing stuff. Like I love going on vacation.”

The former martial artist also said that, for him, spending time with family is more important than anything. “Vacations are some of my favorite times because then we are with each other 24×7. And we get to f*ck around and go swimming. And do cool sh*t and yeah go fishing and have fun, you know. It’s like you don’t realize how quick it goes by man. It goes by so fast.” mentioned Rogan.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

The UFC commentator’s family

In the interview, Rogan also emphasized how he feels spending quality time with family is very important. From his conversation with Distefano, it was clear that the JRE host was a perfect family man. Joe Rogan got married to Jessica Ditzel in 2009.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

The couple has three daughters in total. His eldest daughter, Lola Rogan, was born in 2008, and his youngest daughter, Rosy Rogan was born in 2010. Rogan has also adopted Kayja Rose, the daughter of Ditzel, from her previous relationship.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Priyanka

1,092Articles

One take at a time

Priyanka is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. She has been an ardent fan of the UFC since 2018. She is passionate when it comes to writing about the sport and this is evident in her articles.
Show More>

Edited by:

Vineet Nandwana