Even After 7 Years, Fans Accuse Joe Rogan of Ruining Nate Diaz’s Iconic Conor McGregor Callout

Nate Diaz is undoubtedly one of the most reputed names in the world of MMA. The ‘Stockton Gangster’ put up unmatched showmanship in each of his fights, making him the crowd favorite. He is also known for his unique endurance inside the Octagon. Diaz absorbing brutal strikes but still standing on his feet gets crowds enthralled every time. The career of the ‘Californian Slapper’ took a sharp turn toward success after he subjected ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor to the first loss of his UFC career.

Diaz once called out McGregor during the post-fight interview after his win against Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17. It was conducted by none other than the UFC color commentator and noted standup comedian, Joe Rogan.

Today marks the seven-year anniversary of that iconic call-out by Nate Diaz, which has also garnered massive views across a lot of social media platforms. The UFC themselves celebrated the seventh anniversary of the once-in-a-lifetime interview with an Instagram post on their official account.

The fans went berserk and gave it close to a whopping 87,000 reactions. It also garnered a lot of comments in which the followers spoke their hearts out.

Fans still regretted Nate Diaz being stopped by Joe Rogan amid the interview

This iconic Nate Diaz interview wasn’t allowed to run full length due to FOX’s censorship guidelines. The ‘Stockton Gangster’ took to the mic in his usual brash attitude and uttered the ‘f-word’ right at the beginning of his speech. Diaz continued his verbal onslaught on McGregor, with a lot of censored words which eventually compelled Rogan to say, “Unfortunately, we can’t talk like that on FOX”.

A majority of the fans were still cross with interference by Joe Rogan. One user wrote, “Joe “you can’t talk like that on fox” cut the legend mid historic speech”. Clearly, he wasn’t happy about it. Another one also carried on with the same tone, commenting, “Ok Joe Rogan, let the man speak!”. 

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Dislike for Rogan was displayed in quite a number of other comments as well. Another fan comment read, “joe ruined the best moment on fox sports history”. One more user also stated, “Joe …. Cringe again”.

Rogan also found some support from the fans

Amid a lot of criticisms, some fans were also there to support Rogan for the fact that he allowed Diaz to complete the first part of the interview. One such fan wrote, “I’m glad @joerogan waited for him to finish his message to then tell him that Fox doesn’t allow those words… OG”.

Another one commented, “You know they were screaming in Joe’s ear to take the mic away”. This user was also apparently appreciative that Rogan allowed the interview to continue for quite some time. One more wrote, “Good save joe!”.

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It was apparent that the majority of fans were truly eager to listen to the next part of Diaz’s brash speech during the interview. Hence, Rogan received a lot more negative comments on the post instead of positive ones.

What would you say to Joe Rogan regarding this incident? Also, what do you think Diaz would have stated if he was allowed to go on?