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NEWARK, NJ – APRIL 18: Commentator Joe Rogan looks on during the UFC Fight Night event at Prudential Center on April 18, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

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NEWARK, NJ – APRIL 18: Commentator Joe Rogan looks on during the UFC Fight Night event at Prudential Center on April 18, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
UFC’s beloved color commentator Joe Rogan has been a part of the organization for almost two decades now. Throughout his time with the UFC, Rogan has witnessed many fighters rise to the top and fall off as well.
In an episode of his podcast show, Joe Rogan discussed one of UFC’s most popular young rising stars, Paddy Pimblett. Rogan reacted to Paddy Pimblett’s shocking weight gain soon after his fight at UFC London.
Rogan discussed the topic of fighters cutting weight and gaining it back with UFC lightweight star Bobby Green. He brought up Pimblett in reference to fighters gaining weight after their fights. Rogan said, “that motherf*cker gets fat quick. He’s fat as f*ck right now. He’s fat as f*ck. His face is all around, and he shows his belly. Hilarious. He’s hilarious.”
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Paddy Pimblett at UFC London and also him 18 days later.
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Pimblett looked completely different a few days after his bout and put on a lot of weight after going on a whopping 11000 calorie binge. The fighter claims that he rather be “fat and happy” than ripped and unhappy.
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The fighter celebrated his win over Rodrigo Vargas with a pizza and ate it while giving his post-fight press interview.
The fans love him for his charisma and honesty, and this surely gained him a bunch of new followers as well.
Joe Rogan on Sean O’Malley’s progress in the UFC
In an episode of his podcast show, Rogan praised Sean O’Malley’s progress since he first joined Dana White’s Contender Series. The bantamweight fighter.
Rogan said, “here’s a young kid that’s learning the sport, while we’re watching him on the UFC. That’s what’s crazy about him. I mean you go back to Dana White’s Contender show, and he was looser, wilder, you know, fun to watch, but not nearly as sharp.”
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He added, “like now, he’s on a completely different level. Knocking out Wineland like that faking the uppercut and then just following over the top of the straight right hand and catching him slipping. I mean, that was fantastic.”
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O’Malley has risen from unranked to number 13 in the UFC’s bantamweight division. He has gotten the better of almost every fighter he’s taken on and has never failed to deliver an entertaining fight. What are your thoughts on the progress he’s had as a fighter? Let us know in the comments section.
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