WATCH: Joe Rogan Goes Berserk as He Finds Out Live on His Spotify Podcast of Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Buyout

Published 04/27/2022, 5:34 AM EDT

The news of Elon Musk purchasing Twitter for $44 billion has drawn mixed reactions from all over the world. While some aren’t on board with the move, others are extremely happy. Of all the people rejoicing that the Tesla and Space X billionaire is finally buying Twitter, Joe Rogan seems to be the most elated.

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On The Joe Rogan Experience episode with Jessica Kirson, Rogan was absolutely swept off his feet when news about Elon Musk actually buying Twitter came up. The 54-year-old UFC commentator stated, “And this is where we find ourselves with Elon Musk about to buy Twitter. Apparently, it’s going down…”

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“OH SH**! Elon Musk just bought Twitter. We got a movie star cut type of a superhero. It’s like a movie. Like if you had a movie, and there was a guy who was like a hero in the movie, who happened to be a billionaire does wild sh**, like makes his own rockets and drills under the city and electric cars.

Joe Rogan on Elon Musk ushering in a new era of free speech on Twitter

The former Fear Factor host shed light on why he feels Musk’s purchase of Twitter will be interesting.

Here’s why that’s going to be interesting. He believes that free speech is important and not just important, vital for a democracy, for a functioning democracy. And I agree with that. And what’s interesting about this is we’re gonna.

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He further added, “Look, we found out some things about Twitter, and one of the things they do is shadow ban people. So they make it so that your content, whatever you put out, has less impact, it has less engagement. They limit your ability to express yourself. They ban accounts.

Joe Rogan couldn’t be happier as of this moment and his excitement on air was proof of the same.

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Rohit Raj is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. As a Business student, Rohit’s love for the UFC was double-sided with the business of it being just as intriguing as the martial arts aspect of it. “Don't just fight, perform” is a quote that he believes drives the most entertaining fights of the UFC, with the likes of Conor McGregor, Chael Sonnen, and Israel Adesanya sweeping him off his feet with their skill as well as swagger and trash talk capabilities.

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