A lot has been said and done about the Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington incident outside the Papi Steak restaurant. The topic has been in contention ever since, and a prominent MMA voice, Joe Rogan, has given his take on the same. 

Joe Rogan and Josh Barnett spoke about a bunch of interlinked topics that had a common connecting thread. It dealt with the dynamics and repercussions of violence.

Taling about the Covington-Masvidal issue, Barnett said, “Sucker punching him wasn’t good. He should’ve been like, ‘I told you it’s on. If I see you… and like, come with me and come outside.” 

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Right after, Rogan stated, “If he does that, Colby’s gonna take him down.” 

Joe Rogan then stated, “That’s what happened in the fight. If you want to fight someone, and you fight someone, and you lose, I feel like, at a certain point in time, you gotta accept what happened.” 

Rogan believes Masvidal was better off accepting what happened since he lost the UFC 272 fight fair and square. Sucker punching a person after losing to them in the octagon for 25 minutes seemed illogical to both Rogan and Barnett. 

Joe Rogan on a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal

Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal are two of the biggest names in the UFC currently, and a potential fight between the two was in discussion back from the time Masvidal’s stock rose in 2019. 

As exciting as a potential matchup this may have been, Joe Rogan thought that the fight would be a rather hard one for McGregor to go through. Talking about ‘Gamebred’ calling out ‘The Notorious’ for a fight in 2019, Rogan stated:

“That’s a rough fight for Conor. Masvidal is a big fella too. He really belongs at 170. That’s where he’s fighting. He fought at 155 but really tortured himself to make that weight.” 

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Rogan believes that Masvidal’s natural weight class would give McGregor problems in the octagon. The fight never materialized, but hopefully, it does before both their careers are over.