Rogan: Title belts are bull$#!^
Joe Rogan: “Belts are bull$#!^. Who cares … Have the best fighters fight the best guys. when you beat the best guy, you’re the best fighter.”
Interim UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will fight UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the unified title. However on a recent “Fight Companion” podcast, UFC color commentator and MMA personality Joe Rogan said that the whole concept of Interim belts isn’t sound.
Conor McGregor fights Jose Aldo in a title unification bout at UFC 194 on December 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Belts are bulls—. Who cares,” said Rogan as transcribed by Lewis Mckeever for BE. “It’s the best fighters vs. the best fighters. We all know who the best fighters are, right? Have the best fighters fight the best guys. when you beat the best guy, you’re the best fighter.”
“Let’s be honest. McGregor has an illegitimate belt. It’s a made up belt. We call it the ‘interim’ belt but Aldo defended his title a year ago. Stripping a guy because he doesn’t— because he can’t get through a camp without getting injured is a part of MMA. It’s always been a part of MMA. But, because of the marketing, because of the hype behind it, because of the HUGE event, the enormity, the economics of the event, they decide to make [McGregor vs. Mendes] an interim fight. He’s got a title. Aldo’s got a title. They both have titles. So they’re fighting for the undisputed title.”
“Wouldn’t it be better if they just fought? We know how big Conor is. We know how big Aldo is. Let’s go fight, guys!”
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