UFC’s beloved color commentator, Joe Rogan, is usually the man that gets the whole crowd up from the seats with his exciting commentary skills. This time, at UFC Fight Night Austin, Rogan was seen sitting with the audience instead of being in the booth with the UFC’s commentary crew.
There has been no reason released by the promotion as to why Rogan is not in the booth right now, especially in his hometown of Austin, where he recently shifted from Los Angeles.
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The color commentator is watching the fights from the front row with his wife, Jessica Ditzel. He is probably having a blast as of now as there have been five knockouts already at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmet.
The last time Rogan wasn’t commentating for the UFC fights was when he had the ongoing controversies with Spotify. After the controversies settled down a bit, Rogan was back to rocking the crowd with his microphone skills.
Fight fans were shocked to see Rogan chilling in the audience and took to Twitter to share their reaction.
A fan wrote after seeing Rogan in the front row, “I SEE YOU OVER THERE JOE CMONNNN WIT IT”
I SEE YOU OVER THERE JOE CMONNNN WIT IT@joerogan
#UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/wTGVLUZ1uJ
— BDIvory (@IvoryImmanuel) June 18, 2022
One of the users wrote, “Joe Rogan in front row with his wife watching #UFCAustin.”
Joe Rogan in front row with his wife watching #UFCAustin.
— . (@Avid_MMA_Fan) June 18, 2022
Another user reacted to Joe Rogan using his phone during a knockout at UFC Austin. He wrote, “Yall see Joe Rogan on his phone during the KO??”
Yall see Joe Rogan on his phone during the KO??
— OverEducated (@LostinBrkIyn) June 18, 2022
Another fight fan reacted to Rogan missing the knockout and wrote, “Mister @joerogan missed that KO. He was texting. We’ve all been there. Haha. #UFCAustin,”
Mister @joerogan missed that KO. He was texting. We’ve all been there. Haha. #UFCAustin
— 🤺Fight 🥷Friend🥊 (@Fight_Friend) June 18, 2022
MMA reporter Kevin Iole claimed that the UFC broke yet another gate record at a sold-out UFC Austin at the Moody Center.
Per @danawhite, #UFCAustin is sold out and will set a US record of UFC Fight Night shows, surpassing Columbus from earlier this year. Doesn’t have final gate figure yet, though.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 18, 2022
When was the last time Joe Rogan was not in the commentary booth at a pay-per-view?
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The last time Rogan wasn’t commentating for the UFC fights was when he had the ongoing controversies with Spotify. Rogan missed out on the thrilling event of UFC 271.
The reason for Rogan’s absence from the card was said to be because of a ‘scheduling conflict.’ However, after the controversies settled down a bit, Rogan was back to rocking the crowd with his microphone skills.
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Maybe Joe Rogan wants to sit back and relax and watch the fights as a fan because the event is in Austin? Why do you think Rogan is not doing what he does best in the commentary booth at UFC Austin? Let us know your ideas in the comments section below.
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