“Brittney Griner Is Over There… Rotting in a F***ing Cell” – Joe Rogan Sounds Off on Russian Treatment, Compares American Conduct Towards UFC Fighters

MMA and non-MMA fans alike have adopted the Joe Rogan Experience as part of their routine. The podcast provides hot takes, combat sports breakdowns, unheard anecdotes, and updates on current developments. JRE covers everything under the sun that keeps the fans entertained. The host, Joe Rogan, in a recent episode, made a parallel between America’s and Russia’s conduct towards athletes.

The UFC commentator sat down with a fellow comedian, Robert Kelly. Besides his comic skills, Kelly is an actor, and also the host of the podcast “You Know What Dude!”.

In the episode, the duo discussed the Ukraine situation, Kelly’s standup special incident, and further reacted to Andrew Schulz’s video on Kanye West. While discussing Tulsi Gabbard and the Ukraine situation, Joe Rogan drew a parallel between the two countries’ conduct.

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In episode #1886, Rogan claimed that no American could travel to Russia. He attributed the reason to the potential dangers. Thus, he stated, “It’s f*****g dangerous”. The former Fear Factor host continued and gave an example of the famous WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is currently imprisoned in Russia.

Joe Rogan said, “Brittney Griner is over there. You know, rotting in a f*****g cell. They gave her nine years for having a marijuana vape pen on her.” Russian customs detained the WNBA star in February 2022 on drug charges.

The former Fear Factor host then mentioned how Russian fighters are treated in America. Rogan continued, “Meanwhile, like in America, we have Russian Fighters that fight in the UFC all the time. They’re 100 safe. They come over here; they fight.”

However, he again referred to an example to strengthen his argument. Rogan notably pointed out to the Russian fighter, Petr Yan. Yan fought as the former UFC bantamweight champion. The current #2 bantamweight fighter also fought on the UFC 280 fight card in Abu Dhabi, where he lost in a split decision to Sean O’Malley.

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Following this, Rogan established that America had plenty of Russians that come over. The 55-year-old commentator said, “Here they [Russians] get treated fine, but if you’re an American, you go over to Russia. You’re f****d.”

Further, Rogan mentioned a particular case of Roy Jones Jr. The former American professional boxer later acquired Russian citizenship and even made friends with Putin.

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