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BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 20: Joe Rogan is seen in the commentary booth during the UFC 220 event at TD Garden on January 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 20: Joe Rogan is seen in the commentary booth during the UFC 220 event at TD Garden on January 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 20: Joe Rogan is seen in the commentary booth during the UFC 220 event at TD Garden on January 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 20: Joe Rogan is seen in the commentary booth during the UFC 220 event at TD Garden on January 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Joe Rogan has been all over the news lately. The multi-talented UFC commentator and podcast host is surrounded by a great deal of controversy recently.
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Rogan made some comments regarding Covid-19 and there was footage released of him using racial slurs, which have caused him a great deal of trouble. Spotify wiped off over 70 episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast show after many artists pulled their music off from the app.
Joe Rogan was absent at the commentary booth at UFC 271 this weekend. The reason given for his absence was that the event clashed with something else on his schedule. However, many believe he was absent because of the recent controversies he’s been involved in.
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NEWARK, NJ – April 18April 18: Commentator Joe Rogan looks on during the UFC Fight Night event at Prudential Center on April 18, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
It would delight Rogan fans to know that the man will be back in the commentary booth for the next UFC event. UFC Fight Night 201 will take place on the 19th of February, 2022.
The lightweight fighter Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev were previously going to headline the event. However, their fight has been shifted to the co-main event at UFC 272.
Joe Rogan gifts his guest an epic watch
In his podcast show, The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe gave an extravagant gift to one of his guests. Lex Fridman, the AI researcher and computer scientist, appeared on an episode of his podcast, and Rogan gifted him something special. Fridman is also a podcast host, just like Rogan is.
Joe gave him the Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Co-Axial Master Chronometer, as a gift. The watch is worth over $1200 in retail value.
What do you think of this extravagant gift that Rogan gave Lex Fridman? Moreover, what do you think of Rogan’s return to the commentary booth at UFC Fight Night 201? Let us know in the comments below.
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