UFC veteran analyst Joe Rogan is not the type who minces his words, especially during his podcasts.
Monday' edition of "The Fighter & The Kid" was no different. As usual, he guested fellow comedian Bryan Callen and heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub, who fought on Saturday night against top contender Travis Browne. Schaub lost the fight via first round knockout, marking his second straight defeat.
More notably, it was Schaub's fourth knockout loss in a career that has spanned a mere six years. For combat sports' standards, it was a pretty alarming occurrence, given that such manners of defeat takes a greater toll on a fighter's brain, putting him at a higher risk for brain damage.
During the said episode of the podcast, "Big Brown" Schaub was relaying his side of the story about how the fight went on. According to the former Ultimate Fighter contestant, referee Mario Yamasaki should not have stopped the fight because he was still coherent enough to show that he was doing fine.
Rogan, however, dismissed everything, and even went as far as demeaning Schaub, both as a fighter and as a UFC heavyweight.
"You are a smart dude. You know about concussions you have had," Rogan said in a transcription by Twitter user @Fight_Ghost. "The reality is, I don't see you beating elite guys. You have no fluidity."
Rogan himself is no stranger to combat sports and competition. A long-time black belt in Taekwondo, the former "Fear Factor" host was actively competing throughout his teenage years and early adulthood. He is also a black belt under both Jean Jacques Machado and Eddie Bravo for gi and no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, respectively.
That being said, Rogan's statements were not really that far off and baseless. Add to that the hundreds of fights he has covered since coming on board with the UFC since UFC 12 in 1997. He has seen the evolution of mixed martial arts, and how each fighter went from being one-dimensional martial artists to the high-level athletes that they are today.
But for Rogan, the main concern was Schaub's health.
"There is no other way. You can't dance around it. This is the reality. I have seen too many fighters slurring with their words," Rogan was quoted saying.
Watch the video of the entire episode here:
