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Vanessa Demopoulos Tells Why She Went Into Joe Rogan’s Arms After UFC 270 Fight: “Joe’s Always Down for Some Cool Adventures”

Published 02/03/2022, 5:31 AM EST

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Joe Rogan, the longtime UFC color commentator, and podcast host, is one of the most respected Mixed Martial Arts entities in the world.

Rogan, being a hardcore MMA fan, has been with the UFC for a long time and continues his association with the promotion even now. Recently, he returned to the commentary table for UFC’s latest pay-per-view event, UFC 270.

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Here, the Rogan made headlines as a female fighter, Vanessa Demopoulos, leaped into Rogan’s arm after finishing her opponent. Now, the former exotic dancer opens up how Rogan was a good sport.

During the conversation with The Schmo, the host asked ‘Lil Monster’ what she would have done if Rogan had left her hanging there. And how confident she was that Rogan would go forward with it.

 

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To this, she replied, “I would say I was definitely like a 9.5… Joe’s always down for some cool adventures, some cool stories. Like I really felt confident that he was gonna go with it.”

Demopoulos was really excited after finishing her opponent, after being nearly finished prior in the fight. However, she was able to overcome adversity and got her hand raised later.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson voices support for Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan has been in a little controversy ever since some creators accused his podcast of misinformation. One artist spearheading the protest against Joe Rogan was Neil Young. Who even threatened to remove his music from Spotify if they didn’t ban JRE.

However, he got his wish, not quite, as Spotify kept Rogan and removed him instead.

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Amidst all this, WWE legend and Hollywood megastar, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, voiced his support for Rogan as the latter made a statement regarding the controversy.

“Great stuff here brother. Perfectly articulated. look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you,” commented Johnson.

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What do you think about ‘Lil Monster’s statement? Let us know in the comments below.

 

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