{"id":292796,"date":"2018-11-26T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=292796"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:11:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:11:51","slug":"ufc-commentator-joe-rogan-evaluates-bellator-one-championship-and-golden-boy-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-commentator-joe-rogan-evaluates-bellator-one-championship-and-golden-boy-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC commentator Joe Rogan evaluates Bellator, ONE Championship and Golden Boy MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s an exciting time to be an MMA fan. While the UFC remains the biggest promotion on the planet, other promotions such as Bellator MMA and ONE Championship are gaining a real footholds, while new promotions like Oscar De La Hoya\u2019s Golden Boy MMA continue to pop up. UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has taken notice of these promotions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking on a recent Fight Companion episode of his popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, he gave his take on a number of the UFC\u2019s competitors.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/d7eQcuBRnYA<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">First, he spoke on ONE Championship, mentioning it as a potential future home of disgruntled UFC women\u2019s featherweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/cris-cyborg\/\">Cris Cyborg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey\u2019re grabbing a lot of people now,\u201d Joe Rogan said of the Singapore-based promotion. \u201cIt\u2019s <span class=\"s1\">really interesting<\/span> to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey got Eddie Alvarez, he just went over there,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They got <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-demetrious-johnson-excited-for-fresh-start-new-challenges-in-one-championship\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Demetrious \u2018Mighty Mouse\u2019 Johnson<\/span><\/a>, he just went over there. And they\u2019re looking to expand their roster, and I think they\u2019re also looking to expand into the Western marketplace. You know, they have that app. You can get the app and watch the fights on your phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe Rogan also gave his take on Bellator MMA when asked by his guest Eddie Bravo how the San Monica based promotion is faring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBellator is not doing as well as the UFC, but they\u2019re doing well,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They\u2019re on the Paramount Network, they get pretty good ratings, they\u2019re developing stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Rogan also gave a quick assessment of boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya&#8217;s foray into the world of MMA \u2014 mind you this was roughly 12 hours <em>before<\/em>\u00a0Saturday night&#8217;s Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell rematch, so it&#8217;s possible his opinion has changed since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t think his love is MMA,&#8221; he said of Oscar De La Hoya. &#8220;His love is boxing. 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