{"id":134150,"date":"2015-03-25T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T18:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=134150"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:42:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:42:33","slug":"joe-rogan-will-support-metamoris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/joe-rogan-will-support-metamoris\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan &#8212; &#8216;I will not support Metamoris&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/joe-rogan-reacts-controversial-ufc-fox-14-refereeing\/joe-rogan-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127466\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-127466 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Rogan.png\" alt=\"Joe Rogan\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Rogan.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Rogan-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Rogan-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Joe-Rogan-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has recently come out that the Metamoris grappling promotion is inking their athletes to exclusive deals.<\/p>\n<p>In short, what they are trying to do is become the UFC of Submission Grappling, and limit their athletes to only compete within their network.<\/p>\n<p>One of the promotion&#8217;s biggest stars has spoken out against their new contract angle, when he declined to link up with Metamoris on an exclusive deal. That star is submission ace, Garry Tonon.<\/p>\n<p>Tonon recently released the following statement regarding Metamoris&#8217; shift in policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/joe-rogan-will-support-metamoris\/tonon-statement\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-134151\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134151 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Tonon-Statement.jpg\" alt=\"Tonon Statement\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Tonon-Statement.jpg 740w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Tonon-Statement-118x78.jpg 118w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Tonon-Statement-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Tonon-Statement-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Tonon-Statement-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the press wasn&#8217;t bad enough for the growing grappling\u00a0promotion, UFC commentator Joe Rogan also came out, and spoke against Metamoris, when this same topic hit the infamous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixedmartialarts.com\/thread\/2430650\/Metamoris-making-fighters-sign-exclusive-contracts\/?pc=86&amp;page=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underground forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Stated, <em>&#8220;That\u2019s pathetic. I will not support them now. They also don\u2019t hold nearly enough events for athletes to stay sharp enough to compete at their best if they competed exclusively for them. This is a horrible way to approach what has the potential to be a huge sport.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rogan, a proud 10th planet blackbelt trains directly under Eddie Bravo, a competitor to not only the Gracie family, but to the Metamoris promotion itself, as he owns and operates the Eddie Bravo Invitational, another submission only grappling event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has recently come out that the Metamoris grappling promotion is inking their athletes to exclusive deals. In short, what they are trying to do is become the UFC of Submission Grappling, and limit their athletes to only compete within their network. 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