UFC commentator Joe Rogan on Bernard Hopkins

I agree Tuffnutz. I like combat so I like MMA and boxing.

 

I think Joe hit it right on the head. I felt the performance was materful myself and yea...he got a little "mushy" but fight fans...boxing or MMA are some of the most passionate fans on earth. When I watch a good fight like the Bhop vs Pav fight it gives me chills myself. So while he did sound like he was nut hugging a bit I relate and understand that it wasn't just about a particular guy...it was more about what the sport as a whole is all about. Its not often you see a TRULY great and artistic performance in any profession...when you get the chance to witness it you never forget it.

 

He seems like a real cool cat...just a regular "Joe"....Pun intended :yep But he'd be the kind of person you'd have a good debate with over too many drinks that ended up in a fist fight....then back to being cool again.

 

Why does Rogan get so much hate? He always killed when he was on the howard stern show and he's always 100 percent honest.

 

I think he is pretty spot on; Norris was a pretty proven combat athlete, and since he has since trained under the Machado's in BJJ up to a brown belt I htink, it isn't hard to see him developing into a passable MMA fighter.

The Machado's on Walker Texas Ranger
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You won't find many guys that train BJJ getting a big head. Getting choked out many, many times - often by much smaller guys - keeps you pretty grounded lol...

I got a friend named Jeff Glover I used to train with when he weighed 130 lbs, he's bulked up to 150 now. He was a bjj black belt at 130, an EXTREMELY difficult achievement. He could tell you before you started rolling exactly how he was going to make you tap out.

"I'm going to take your right arm inside 90 seconds, and there's nothing you can do about it."

and then he would do it. It's an amazingly effective way to fight.

 

I'd put the house on Rogan. He's a very experienced grappler.


While I'm not a huge fan of his comedy per se, I really respect Rogan because he's an honest guy who calls out joke thieves when he sees them. He also doesn't by into the whole "boxing or mma" stuff. There's nothing at all wrong with liking both, and I really don't see how if you're a true fan of one you can help but be a fan of the other.

 

I like his coke inspired enthusiasm.

 

Rogan is right on the money. Stop being haters guys. The man loves the fighting arts and expresses himself intelligently about both.

 

dibella started off that whole argument by saying he has no repsect for the likes of whitaker and pep just after rogan had said how he loves the sport and those defensive fighters, ******

 

Rogan would choke that peanut head out in under a minute. i can't understand why so few people feel you can't love both sports as some of us do.

 

No doubt! BJJ is a great discipline to get under your belt. If you want to be even "decent" at it you have to give it your all. It, to me is a lot like boxing....anyone can box but to actually be GOOD or GREAT takes a specail kind of person.....Sounds like Jeff was dedicated and put a great deal of time in to learning BJJ. I've trained in BJJ for a little over a year out of HS but I didn't have the dedication that was necessary to learn BJJ in the way I truly wanted...so I enjoy watching it from athletes who are truly emersed in BJJ.

 

I agree! For me both take some much disipline and commitment that you have to respect the fighters and athletes who make this their living. Plus as fans we get to enjoy the "one on one" aspect of pure competition. You have to love both for different reasons. I'm a die hard boxing fan but I grew up with MMA....I stared out in Martial arts in at the age of 4 yrs old. I perfer boxing but appreciate both. I'm not sure why some fans of MMA and some fans of Boxing can't respect or appreciate both....like it's wrong to like both. Honestly its those kinds of peoples LOSS b/c there are incredible fights in both sports.