Joe Rogan has stuck to commentary for years now, but there was a time when he was a feared martial artist. One of his deadly moves is so iconic, even UFC legend Georges St-Pierre admired it and learned it from the 55-year-old podcaster.
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The former ‘Fear Factor’ host has popularized this deadly move and recently made an appearance at a Lethwei fight. The podcaster’s fans instantly recognized the iconic move.
Ivan Hatala executes a spinning back kick, just like Joe Rogan
Ivan Hatala recently performed Joe Rogan’s influential spin kick in a Lethwei bout in Marshall Fighting Championship. Hatala, who hails from Slovakia, went up against Krystian Niewinczany on October 29th. During the bloody bout, the Slovakian fighter raised his hands up and faced his back to the opponent for a split second.
READ MORE: WATCH: Rare Video of Joe Rogan Teaching a Young Georges St-Pierre His Signature Back Spinning Kick
The polish fighter got confused and tried blocking his head. But Hatala unleashed a deadly spinning kick that broke through his guard, hitting his stomach. Immediately after coming into contact with the deadly kick at full force, Niewinczany flew away from the ground and landed on the other end of the cage.
Ivan HATALA showing off some #LETHWEI #MMA moves @joerogan style 👀 🔥#MFC1 LIVE in Slovakia!
Krystian Niewinczany 🇵🇱
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Ivan Hatala 🇸🇰 https://t.co/iBLoUSNrqe pic.twitter.com/u0yrsxDFRE— Marshall Fighting Championship (@WorldwideMFC) October 29, 2022
Marshall Fighting Championship featured this kick on Twitter and even tagged the Veteran UFC Commentator. “Ivan HATALA showing off some #LETHWEI #MMA moves @joerogan style 👀 🔥”
The famous podcaster once taught his legendary spinning kick to UFC great, Georges St-Pierre. In the video, he explained how it was important to drive the kick straight and not aim for the head to have maximum impact.
GSP asks Joe Rogan for advice on how to improve his turning side kick (2011) pic.twitter.com/i4VQmct7rK
— Fight Videos That Go Hard (@hardfightvideos) September 6, 2022
GSP was patiently learning master Rogan’s technique, while the podcaster showed his true power. It’s rare to see Joe Rogan actually fighting these days. But, this clip gives fans the opportunity to do so.
Hatala followed the technique almost perfectly and yielded a great result. He probably practiced the move for several weeks, looking at videos of the 55-year-old.
Fans go crazy upon spotting their favorite move
Fans of Joe Rogan tagged him to let him know of his relevance in the MMA community. How his moves are still going strong and young fighters are learning from him.
This fight was incredible!! You have to check this out @joerogan $MRI stays #FightingForFighters #MRI #MRIFC #MFC @WorldwideMFC @marshallinu_
— FL0Wst8 🥊🐶 (@FL0Wst8) October 29, 2022
— BUYHODL (🥊,🐶) (@BUYHODL_) October 29, 2022
— Artuso (@artvso) October 29, 2022
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Thus, fans were excited to see Rogan in action, despite it being an old clip.
Fans tagged the stand-up comedian to bring the clip to his attention and get his take on the spinning back kick.
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What did you think about the recreation of the iconic Joe Rogan move?