Saturday nights are the best. Well, Joe Rogan certainly thinks so. After all, that’s the night when the fighting community comes together to watch the battle between the strongest of fighters. And being an integral part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Rogan has to watch the fights. Some nights he stays by the cage for his role as a UFC color commentator. But other nights when he gets to stay back and watch the fights without any pressure? That’s bliss.

Back when Dricus Du Plessis battled Sean Strickland for the second time at UFC 312, Rogan sat down together with Brendan Schaub, Matt Serra, and Bryan Callen, in the last episode of JRE Fight Companion. Therein, the podcast host pointed out that the combat sports fanbase was actually spoiled. And it was all because most people didn’t even watch the preliminary bouts. It’s often the main event that usually grabs all the attention. But that’s true in the case of UFC because the matchmakers have to fill a lot of cards. 

That’s when Serra revealed his side of the story. He said, “I get upset on a Saturday when there’s no UFC. I don’t know what to do.” Rogan had the same opinion as well. After all, the UFC is something that completes the fight fans’ Saturday night. But do you know what our beloved UFC color commentator’s perfect Saturday is like? Rogan said, “There’s nothing better for me than just chilling at home, watching the fights. I feel so relaxed. I don’t have to work, and I can watch them.” And Schaub had to agree. It was indeed the best thing on Earth. 

It’s crystal clear that Joe Rogan absolutely loves to watch fights. Be it UFC, ONE Championship, PFL, or any specific martial arts tournament, Rogan was a fan. But how long does the 57-year-old sit for and watch the fights? Let’s find out!

How long does Joe Rogan watch fights at a stretch?

In episode #2235 of the JRE, Rogan revealed that he literally had no space left to incorporate any sport other than martial arts into his life. Well, that’s except football, because his wife, Jessica Ditzel, loved the sport. However, the JRE host revealed that he simply couldn’t pay much attention to it. His mind is usually filled with thoughts on BJJ, Muay Thai, and MMA promotions like UFC, PFL, and ONE FC. 

In order to stay in touch with the sport he loves and works in, Rogan has to incorporate hours of watching and analyzing the fights. He said, “I have to keep track of a thousand fighters, like literally a thousand fighters. Maybe, casually, some of them, like some of the Glory kickboxers – casually I’m watching, you know. Oh, you know this guy’s fighting, that guy’s fighting, I know who these people are, I watch them fight. I’m watching fights [for] just hours and hours a day. I might watch fights for two hours every day.”

But every now or then, usually when the big UFC events are outside the borders of the USA, Rogan sits together with his friends on an episode of JRE Fight Companion. Even then, the band of boys can’t stop watching the fights. And thanks to that, we get fight commentary like nothing else. No wonder Dana White hired Rogan right from the beginning. 

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