Joe Rogan and Dana White’s relationship has been a cornerstone of the UFC and has been instrumental in the rise of the promotion into the premiere MMA organization in the world today. While Rogan had worked as a backstage and post-fight interviewer for the UFC at UFC 12: Judgement Day in 1997, it wasn’t until Zuffa took over the organization in 2001 that Dana White offered the comedian and actor a shot at becoming the color commentator.

Their friendship has become an iconic part of the UFC and their striking resemblance has even led to people confusing the two for one another. And in a recent video shared on social media, the UFC CEO doubled up in laughter as a fan pointed out a unique ‘ritual’ of interaction between the two men!

Dana White and Joe Rogan’s throwback video leaves UFC boss clutching his sides 

In an interview with Sage Steele on her podcast, Dana White found himself in the midst of a hilarious mix-up as the podcast host confused him for Joe Rogan when she asked, “What’s Joe Rogan’s dream?”. This prompted the UFC boss to look around in amazement as he proclaimed, “Did you just think I was Joe Rogan? She just called me f**king Joe Rogan. You thought I was f**king Joe Rogan? I was bald before Joe was ever bald…”

As such, a recent video was shared on Instagram with a video of White and Joe Rogan greeting one another. And while he has claimed that he was “bald before Joe”, the video shows both men with bald heads and White approaches his friend and gives him a friendly rub on his head before embracing him.

This led to a fan proclaiming in the comments, “How all bald people interact with each other” and the UFC boss responded with laughter as he stated, “LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The similarity between the two and the mistaken identity by Sage Steele was also used by Joe Rogan to cheekily promote his show at the Comedy Mothership when he used Dana White’s picture instead of his in a post on social media!

As such, the friendship and professional partnership between Rogan and White symbolize the heart of the UFC, driving its success and ensuring its continued growth in the years to come, and in a recent interview, Dana White revealed why hiring Joe Rogan was probably the best decisions he has ever made!

White confesses the importance of hiring Joe Rogan

In a candid conversation on the ‘In Search of Excellence’ podcast with Randall Kaplan, Dana White shared the intriguing story of how Rogan became the voice of the UFC commentary. He revealed that during the acquisition of the UFC by Zuffa, White had to move his office to New York, as such, it involved him packing up his office which had numerous videotapes that he had to sort through himself.

The UFC head honcho stated, “And one of the things that I popped in was Keenen Ivory Wayans, he had a talk show, and he had Joe Rogan on it. And Joe Rogan was talking about the UFC and I saw it. You were talking earlier about gut, you know what I mean?”

Trusting his instincts, White reached out to Rogan and offered him the job and the rest is history, as White further went on to state, “Joe was one of the, one of the greatest decisions I ever made in my entire career.”

As White stated, hiring Rogan was one of the greatest decisions he ever made, highlighting the profound influence Rogan has had on the organization, and his commentary style, characterized by excitement and insightful analysis, has set a new standard in sports broadcasting.

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