UFC 302 is just around the corner and the fans are super excited about it. The main event will feature Islam Makhachev defending his title against Dustin Poirier. Both fighters will look to settle their differences inside the Octagon after many online brawls. The event also marks the return of Joe Rogan after missing the previous UFC 301 event.
MMA Fighting recently shared a post on their X account hinting at the return of Joe Rogan for UFC 302. The 56-year-old has been associated with the UFC for a long time now. However, he was not a part of the UFC 301 event. Rogan doesn’t travel to most of the international pay-per-view broadcasts, so he is now absent from a few UFC events.
Rogan will be joined by Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier for the upcoming UFC 302 event at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. While Rogan, Anik, and Cormier appear to be a perfect trio to elevate the UFC 302 experience, Islam Makhachev might benefit from Cormier’s presence in the commentary box as DC is often accused of siding with the Dagestani fighters.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
UFC 302 broadcast team: Joe Rogan returns for Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier https://t.co/tz8pTqG5dK
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) May 28, 2024
Fan favorite UFC analyst Chael Sonnen will also feature in the event along with Laura Sanko and Anthony Smith. The trio will sit behind the analyst desk and will be sharing their expertise on the craft. Most of the fans are super excited about the return of Joe Rogan. He last appeared at the historic UFC 300 event and became quite emotional talking about it. However, it seems that the fans are not quite excited about Daniel Cormier featuring in the event considering he was Islam Makhachev’s training partner in the past.
Daniel Cormier receives criticism from fans after he joins Joe Rogan for UFC 302
Daniel Cormier is without a doubt one of the legends of the sport. The 45-year-old is a former two-division champion and has featured in some historic fights. Cormier previously featured at UFC 301 but the fans are not excited to see him at UFC 302 now. Let us take a look at what the fans had to say about it on social media.
One fan shared his honest opinion about the team and seemed a bit disappointed with the news. However, they are excited to see if Cormier will be biased towards his former training partner.
Not the best team, but the most iconic. Will be interesting to see which way DC roots on the title fight.
— Lex Jurgen (@Lex_Jurgen) May 28, 2024
Daniel Cormier is without a doubt one of the legends of the sport. However, despite being a two-division champion, he does have his share of critics as revealed by one user.
Nobody loves DC more than me, but I think he should have sat this one out.
— Jake Dunand (@omegacloud) May 29, 2024
Adding to the list of haters of ‘DC’, one fan doesn’t even want to see him commentating and suggested that he should focus on fighting again.
nice. no more Daniel Cormier pls he sucks, he should stick to fighting, oh wait hes retired
— Rich Morpheus (@STFUYOUNERD69) May 29, 2024
One of the fans seemed super excited about the upcoming UFC 302 event and shared his excitement to witness what could be an interesting night
Let’s gooo UFC 302 is gonna be so fire
— aybo 💤🌎 (@400aybo) May 28, 2024
Talking about the commentary team of UFC 302, one social media user made it clear that this would be a reunion of friends as the trio has worked previously as well
And the commentary team will be iconic. It will be like a reunion with old friends.
— Robert Brown | Ultiverse⚡️🐑 (@rbrown00) May 28, 2024
One fan seemed quite upset with the absence of Joe Rogan at UFC 301 and asked a vital question to the JRE host.
Why did he leave?
— world Media 🌎 (@worldnewmedia) May 28, 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Another person reminded the world of what the fans can expect when Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier take on each other. He even advised the Dagestani fighter to stay away from the famous ‘Guillotine’.
Get outta there! You do not want to be in that Poirier guillotine! One more leg kick and this fight is done!
— Nonlinear Horse (@NonlinearHorse) May 28, 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
UFC 302 is special and the fans will be super excited to witness their favorites. However, it seems that the fans are not satisfied with the commentary team, especially with the presence of DC. What are your thoughts about the same? Let us know in the comments below.