{"id":347876,"date":"2020-04-23T07:51:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=347876"},"modified":"2020-04-23T07:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:51:54","slug":"video-joe-rogan-makes-his-first-ever-ufc-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-joe-rogan-makes-his-first-ever-ufc-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Joe Rogan makes his first ever UFC appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Joe Rogan is as much a part of big UFC cards as the Octagon itself. Way back in 1997 when he debuted with the promotion, however, he was an unfamiliar face to many fight fans.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC recently released <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IIOOribOaxY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">footage<\/a> of the first time Rogan ever appeared on a UFC broadcast, and it&#8217;s a trip. See it below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Rogan&#039;s First Appearance at UFC 12\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIOOribOaxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rogan began working for the UFC at UFC 12. Initially, he served as a backstage interviewer for the promotion, but quickly moved into a color commentary role. In this commentary role, he has called countless UFC fights \u2014 many featuring MMA legends like Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Over the last few years, a number of fighters, such as Paul Felder, Daniel Cormier, and Dominick Cruz have joined him at the commentary desk\u2014but as of yet, nobody has been able to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his duties as a UFC commentator, Rogan moonlights as the host of the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The 52-year-old is also a successful stand-up comic with numerous specials to his name.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Joe Rogan as a UFC commentator? Were you watching when he made his commentary debut all the way back in 1997? Let us know in the comments section down below.<\/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>\u00a0on 4\/23\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Joe Rogan is as much a part of big UFC cards as the Octagon itself. Way back in 1997 when he debuted with the promotion, however, he was an unfamiliar face to many fight fans. 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