{"id":336906,"date":"2020-01-02T06:47:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=336906"},"modified":"2020-01-02T06:47:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:47:12","slug":"joe-rogan-praises-conor-mcgregor-for-el-chapo-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/joe-rogan-praises-conor-mcgregor-for-el-chapo-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan praises Conor McGregor for &#8216;El Chapo&#8217; tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor has always been known for his bold fashion choices. Perhaps the best example of this was in 2016 when, ahead of a scheduled lightweight title fight with Rafael dos Anjos, the Irishman donned the attire of infamous Mexican drug lord Joaqu\u00edn Guzm\u00e1n, better know as &#8220;El Chapo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWl406KZQEQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a recent episode<\/a> of his Joe Rogan Experience podcast, UFC commentator Joe Rogan looked back on this fabled Conor McGregor moment. He could not contain his enjoyment of it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Not Everyone Got Conor McGregor&#039;s El Chapo Themed Prank\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DWl406KZQEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Did you ever see when Conor McGregor bought that same shirt and was taking pictures and doing that same pose?&#8221; Rogan asked his guests when El Chapo came up in conversation. &#8220;Conor was doing that same pose and not telling anyone. Everybody had to figure out what Conor was doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look at his face!&#8221; Rogan added as his guests laughed. &#8220;He&#8217;s just a f**king animal. God damn, I love that guy. Come on man. Pretty f**king close. It&#8217;s just the handshake thing. Conor is normally putting his fists in peoples&#8217; faces and talking shit and in that one he looks like he&#8217;s going to shake hands. Look at that, it&#8217;s like the same thing. He&#8217;s holding his hand out and dos Anjos isn&#8217;t even thinking about holding his hand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And look at Dana White. Dana&#8217;s going &#8216;I&#8217;m going to make so much money. Oh my God I&#8217;m going to make so much money from this fight.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the end, of course, Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos never ended up in the cage together, as dos Anjos was forced out of the matchup with a foot injury. McGregor was then matched up with Nate Diaz on short notice\u2014a fight he famously lost in a shocking upset.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor is set to return to the cage on January 18, when he takes on Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone in them main event of UFC 246. Joe Rogan will likely be on commentary duty for the card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on 1\/2\/2020.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor has always been known for his bold fashion choices. 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