“It’s Illegal”: Joe Rogan Reacts to IV Accusations Against Islam Makhachev

Islam Makhachev was met with allegations of cheating after his win against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. Many people, including fellow UFC fighter, Dan Hooker, accused the Dagestani champion of using intravenous fluids (IV) during the main event of UFC 284. UFC commentator and renowned podcaster Joe Rogan also discussed this issue in his podcast.

The million-dollar ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast is known for having guests from various walks of life. However, Joe Rogan also talks about UFC fighters and even has them as guests at times due to his association with martial arts and the UFC itself.

Joe Rogan had Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir in the #1946 episode of his podcast. They were talking about the UFC 284 main event when the accusations of Islam Makhachev of using IV came to the fore. He then proceeds to explain the use of IV, claiming it to be illegal.

Joe Rogan addresses Islam Makhchev’s IV accusations

Joe Rogan’s guest asked him about the problem of using IV during fights. He said, “It’s illegal.” He mentioned that it wasn’t within the books to use IV after weigh-ins. Rogan added, “He cut so much weight to make 155, you’re not allowed to use an IV. ” He then proceeded to explain that IV liquids can hide the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Rogan said, “Yeah, it’s illegal. It’s part of USADA because you could mask PEDs with an IV.” He added, “So if you take certain PEDs you can flush your system out with IV and take a pi*s test, it won’t show up.”

However, the 55-year-old podcaster is not sure about any of the accusations against Islam Makhachev. He said, “But I don’t know whether or not he [Makhachev] actually (did it). They say that they caught him, they say they know. But I haven’t seen anything yet. So until then, I don’t know.” Rogan mentions that he doesn’t want to engage in any speculation before there is some evidence against the current lightweight champion.

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Islam Makhachev has denied all the cheating accusations against him in his fight against Alexander Volkanovski. Moreover, there hasn’t been any official statement regarding the matter by any other concerned authorities. Islam Makhachev is now on a 12-fight winning streak after his toughest fight at UFC 284 as he remains the UFC lightweight champion of the world.

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