Joe Rogan will not be on the UFC 271 broadcast after all.
Multiple sources with information on the promotions’ plans revealed to MMA Fighting that Rogan is not going to be joining Jon Anik or Daniel Cormier at Saturday’s event. In Rogan’s place, former UFC middleweight champion and longtime commentator Michael Bisping will take the second color commentary position.
Rogan didn’t respond to MMA Fighting’s request for comment regarding the shift.
MMA Fighting announced Wednesday afternoon that Anik, Rogan and Cormier would be calling UFC 271.. This is not the case anymore.
In recent weeks, Rogan was facing controversy over The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. There was widespread public backlash over several guests who appeared on his show and gave what many health experts called “misinformation” about the COVID-19 pandemic. Rogan pledged to diversify his guest list and apologized, but soon found himself in the crosshairs again after a video surfaced showing him repeatedly using a racial slur on the podcast. He subsequently issued another apology.
In a Friday statement, UFC stated that Rogan was in a scheduling conflict for UFC 271. Rogan is now scheduled to comment for UFC 272..
Rogan was part the UFC broadcast unit. The UFC finale was marked by an unanimous win for Francis Ngannou over Ciryl Gane, retaining his heavyweight title.
UFC 271 features Adesanya defending his title in a rematch against ex-champ Robert Whittaker, and takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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