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Joe Rogan has been battling the naysayers lately. The narration around the biggest podcast host has been no good. However, Israel Adesanya advocated for Joe Rogan at UFC 271 pre-fight press conference.

On Flagrant 2 podcast with Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh, Schulz conveyed to ‘The Last Stylebender’ that the UFC commentator fell in tears after watching the champion’s response.

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Adesanya acknowledged and said, “I love that dude, man. And Rogan’s a guy that, for me, look alright, we know what’s going on. Yeah, you know, like that’s why I said f**k the noise.”

“Don’t focus on what they want you to focus on. Focus on why they are doing what they are doing.” – ‘The Last Stylebender’ added.

The Last Stylebender‘ also pointed out the intention behind the question. He said, “When that guy tried to ask, I saved Dana’s a**, by the way. He was trying to set Dana up.”

Adesanya also said that Rogan has given a genuine apology for his actions and people are plotting against the biggest podcast host because of his reach.

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Israel Adesanya got a huge pop from the Houston crowd for supporting Joe Rogan

At the UFC 271 pre-fight press conference, ‘The Last Stylebender’ took to the microphone when a reporter asked Dana White about the Joe Rogan.

Afterward, he said ‘f**k the noise’ and defended the long-term UFC commentator, and considered him one of the good guys in the MMA community. The Houston crowd in attendance and the fighters present at the stage gave tremendous applause to the champion for his comments.

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It satisfied even the reporter, and they didn’t ask the follow-up question to UFC President. Adesanya was electric in the whole press conference.

Later, the Kiwi fighter defended his UFC middleweight championship title by a unanimous decision against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271.

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What do you think of Israel Adesanya’s comment on Joe Rogan? Who should ‘The Last Stylebender’ fight next? Let us know in the comments section below.