A certain subsection of the UFC fanbase was not pleased with Michael Bisping’s inclusion on the UFC 271 commentary team. Controversial UFC commentator Joe Rogan was notably absent from the broadcast, which did not go unnoticed by Rogan’s fans in the arena.
On The Fighter vs The Writer, Bisping revealed that he received a “slew of abuse”, and had a message for the supposed “fans” who disagreed with his commentary.
Bisping Fires Back at Joe Rogan Fans
“Saturday night after the commentary, there was a slew of abuse, shall we say, but I didn’t take it too to heart. I wasn’t going to go and kill myself or jump off a bridge as many people were telling me to do.”
Fans of Joe Rogan weren’t the only ones blasting Bisping, with many criticizing his commentary of the main event. In particular, they felt that he was unfairly critical of Robert Whittaker, and unfairly praised Israel Adesanya. Bisping, however, like many others in the UFC organization, expressed his support and appreciation for Joe Rogan.
“Listen, it’s kind of crazy what Joe Rogan’s going through but he had a lot of support Saturday night.
There were chants of Joe Rogan throughout the octagon. Listen, I don’t want to step in and make my pay-per-view debut because someone else is going through some controversy. It’s not the ideal scenario but it also, it was an honor to fill in for Joe Rogan, to be the guy that the UFC called so I’m very grateful for that opportunity.
Who knows, maybe that’s why everyone hates me this morning. Normally, I’ve turned it around. Normally I get a lot of credit but not after the weekend, It’s like 2007 all over again.”
As for his commentary, Bisping simply wants to get better at calling fights.
“I want to learn. I want to get better. It would be arrogant not to but you’re absolutely right.
I see it all the time, people are always talking sh*t about Joe Rogan. I’m like what are you talking about? No. 1, he is the godfather of the UFC or MMA commentary. He really is.
He’s the guy that almost essentially started the job if you will. He’s been doing it forever. The big fights don’t feel like the big fights without Joe Rogan. You know you’re on a pay-per-view, you know it’s a special night when Joe is on the microphone.
I think his insights are fantastic. He knows what he’s talking about. I think he has a way with words that he’s absolutely fascinating with the way he strings together and structures his sentences.
That’s why he’s got the biggest podcast in the world. The man’s a good talker. He knows what he’s doing. He knows the sport and I find some of his takes absolutely fascinating. It just wouldn’t be the same without Joe Rogan. It was always hard shoes for me to fill.”
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