{"id":158640,"date":"2015-08-02T12:55:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T19:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=158640"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:25:40","slug":"that-was-the-first-time-i-almost-cried-while-interviewing-a-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/that-was-the-first-time-i-almost-cried-while-interviewing-a-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;That was the first time I almost cried while interviewing a fighter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-02-at-3.50.14-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-02-at-3.50.14-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-08-02 at 3.50.14 PM\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-02-at-3.50.14-PM.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-02-at-3.50.14-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-02-at-3.50.14-PM-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-02-at-3.50.14-PM-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emotions were running high in Brazil last night after the main-event of &#8220;UFC 190&#8221; concluded. Ronda Rousey had dished out another highlight-reel victory and proceeded to tear up after her win. During her post fight interview, she revealed she was going to dedicate her victory to the late &#8220;Rowdy&#8221; Roddy Piper and her father.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Rogan was interviewing Rousey and you could hear his voice crack in the beginning. Whether it was because he had a frog in his throat or he was trying to keep emotions down, you could tell that there was something special going on in the octagon on Saturday night. Rogan late confessed on Twitter that he was close to crying while interviewing the UFC Women&#8217;s Bantamweight Champion:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That was the first time I ever almost cried while interviewing a fighter. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RondaRousey\">@RondaRousey<\/a> is something insanely special.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Rogan (@joerogan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerogan\/status\/627731838828736512\">August 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is a revolution going on in the world of sports right now and mixed martial arts is lucky to have someone like Rousey as a role model for children everywhere. Everybody in that octagon was part of something special.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALL ACCESS &#8212; Go Inside BJ Penn&#8217;s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4390510516001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotions were running high in Brazil last night after the main-event of &#8220;UFC 190&#8221; concluded. Ronda Rousey had dished out another highlight-reel victory and proceeded to tear up after her win. 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