Joe Rogan recently did a fight companion episode of UFC 294 on JRE. He was with Bryan Callen, Brendan Schaub, and Eddie Bravo. Interestingly, Rogan misheard what Islam Makhachev said in his post-fight interview. Rogan mistook Makhachev’s support of Palestine for that of Israel. Rogan usually does fight companion episodes when he is not the commentator at the PPV.
The overwhelming sentiment in UAE was pro-Palestinian. Thus, it did not come as a surprise to see Islam Makhachev firmly supporting Palestine in his post-fight speech. However, Rogan misheard what Makhachev said. This is what Rogan said about Makhavhev in the interview:
We stand here for the Jews.Joe Rogan during the Fight Companion episode on JRE.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict had resulted in fighters taking sides. Michel Pereira sparked controversy by bringing out the Israeli flag at UFC Fight Night 230. However, at UFC 294, the sentiment overwhelmingly favored Palestine. A lot of fighters voiced their support for Palestine. Muhammad Mokaev, Khamzat Chimaev, and others voiced their support for Palestine in addition to Makhachev. It must be noted that fighters were more interested in discussing political tensions than their future fights.
Rivals Belal Muhammad and Khamzat Chimaev posted on social media holding the Palestinian flag. Furthermore, Islam Makhachev was seen walking towards backstage holding the flag. Nevertheless, it was Khamzat Chimaev’s message that echoed with passion across the world. Chimaev urged people to unite irrespective of their religion and live peacefully.
Fans react to Joe Rogan mistaking Islam Makhachev as a pro-Israeli supporter
Joe Rogan is one of the most well-known individuals across the globe. The comedian rose to worldwide fame with his JRE podcast, where people from all walks of life converse with Rogan. Rogan was a mainstay in the UFC commentary booth. However, his busy schedule meant that he was limited to domestic pay-per-views. Rogan is also a controversial figure due to his outspoken views. The woke media tried to cancel Rogan but to no avail.
See how the fans reacted to Joe Rogan’s mistake of thinking that Makhachev supports Israel when the reality is the opposite.
“Palestine I stand with you”
— 🌴ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ🌴 (@TheArtOfWar6) October 21, 2023He said “we” not I
— PRAY FOR PALESTINE PRAY FOR GAZA (@CleHooper) October 22, 2023Cheers mate
— 🌴ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ🌴 (@TheArtOfWar6) October 22, 2023Dana transferred his deafness to this guy!
— FARHAN (@lamFarhan) October 21, 2023Islam: this makes me very happy
Joe: he's talking about goebekli teppe
"Wow, can't believe he said we stand with DMT. You ever tried that?"
— Arthur (@ArthurBaitson) October 21, 2023Joe Rogan was not in the commentator’s booth at UFC 294 as it was held in UAE. He was also not at the booth when Alexander Volkanovski and Makhachev fought for the first time at UFC 284. He did a fight companion for the event and famously said that he thought Volkanovski won.
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