Joe Rogan is widely associated with MMA, majorly because of his association with the UFC as a commentator. However, the American podcaster is far from a one-trick pony. Rogan is a huge sports fan in general and has his eyes set everywhere.

Apart from being a sports fan, the comedian is also very strongly opinionated. Irrespective of the common perspective, Rogan has his own beliefs and doesn’t shy away from putting them forward. 

It was on full display when Rogan supported gymnast, Simone Biles, who backed off the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because of her mental health issues.

Joe Rogan stood in support of Simone Biles

The majority criticized Biles for withdrawing. The comedian, on the other hand, was in full support of her decision. The podcaster spoke about this incident on his show with Yannis Pappas during episode #1689 in 2021.

The pair discussed the gold medalist’s decision to keep her mental health as a priority and spoke about how Japan’s strict rules led to Biles’ withdrawal. Rogan revealed that the gymnast was on medication for ADHD for years. He discussed it in relation to her career.

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Rogan said, “She regularly takes ADHD medication. And they said she can no longer take it because in Japan you can’t take this stuff… if that is the case, they said during the last Olympics I guess 2016.”

Furthermore, the 55-year-old went on to call out the people who were bashing Biles and calling her a coward for not competing.

Rogan called out the naysayers for calling Biles a coward

The podcaster further revealed his distaste about how people reacted to her not participating in the Olympics.

He said, “So many people are shi*tting on her online and calling her a coward, and it’s disgusting. Like, you have no idea what’s going inside her head. She’s supposed to play when she’s suicidal? Is she supposed to play when she’s freaking out?“

The UFC commentator questioned how the gymnast was supposed to compete while ‘losing her mind’.

The pair then went on to talk about how special of a talent Biles was and the backlash that she had faced was uncalled for. Moreover, Rogan also received massive support from his fans for standing up for Biles. 

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