Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has been the center of many controversies recently. However, the UFC commentator-cum-podcast host Joe Rogan recently revealed how much he supported ‘Izzy’. This prompted Adesanya to share a message, not just for the 56-year-old, but also some of his fellow comedians as well.

Joe Rogan has made a lot of friends in the fighting world, especially UFC fighters. Israel Adesanya is one of them. Joe Rogan recently had Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura on the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast. They started talking about Israel Adesanya when the JRE host opened up about being grateful to the former champion for supporting him at a time when he faced backlash for some controversial comments on the Spotify podcast, causing Adesanya to react as well. Let’s see what he had to say.

Israel Adesanya sends a heartfelt message to Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan recently opened up on the backing he got from Israel Adesanya in 2022. The JRE host mentioned the trouble he got for using a racial slur on his multi-million-dollar podcast. Nevertheless, Adesanya stepped up to defend Rogan during a UFC press conference. The 56-year-old said, “I love Izzy. He’s the sh*t. He defended me when that whole n-word video came out. Dude, that made me tear up.” Additionally, Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura also praised Adesanya for being the kind of person he is.

This did not go unnoticed, as Israel Adesanya shared a message for Joe Rogan and his fellow comedians. He wrote on Twitter (X), “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Each one is a real one!! [Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, Joe Rogan]. Thank you.” Despite the controversies Adesanya has been involved in, he still has a great relationship with Joe Rogan, who also called him a close friend. Meanwhile, let us take a look at what transpired when ‘The Last Stylebender’ defended the JRE host.

‘Izzy’ called Joe Rogan one of the “nicest” person he ever met

The fight game is unpredictable. While some make friends, some go for glory. As a response to Joe Rogan’s controversial JRE moment, Israel Adesanya mentioned during the UFC 271 press conference that he’s been a fighter for over a decade and has met many people who often tend to cater to their own interests. However, that is not Rogan, according to the former champion.

“Look, there’s a lot of c**** in this game. There are a lot of snakes in this game. I’ve been in this fight game since 2008. Joe Rogan is one of the nicest, coolest, humble motherf***ers I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Understand that,” said Israel Adesanya. He is one of many fighters who respect Joe Rogan for the kind of person he is and the contribution he’s made to the sport of MMA.

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Joe Rogan has a large fan base, but that could not help people divert their attention from the mistakes he made on his podcast. But a champion fighter like Israel Adesanya was able to sway people’s perception of the 56-year-old, who has arguably the biggest audio platform in the world.

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