The interview would give Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris a chance to appeal to Joe Rogan’s millions of followers, mostly men.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris could sit down with popular podcaster [autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] for an interview in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.
Harris campaign officials met with Rogan’s team this week but an appearance has not been confirmed yet, two of the sources said.
Rogan, who runs the most popular podcast in the United States, has a highly coveted and devoted following that leans young, male and numbers in the tens of millions.
The interview will offer Harris an opportunity to make her case to his followers, as she works to shore up support with male voters and Black men in particular. Numerous public polls suggest Republican nominee Donald Trump could overperform among young men of all races.
On Monday, the vice president released a new set of policy proposals to appeal to Black male voters, and her campaign is ramping up outreach to the typically Democratic voting group.
Her campaign also announced she will sit for an interview with Fox News, whose day-to-day programming is heavy on conservative punditry that often explicitly supports Trump.
On Monday, Trump also indicated he plans to go on Joe Rogan’s podcast before Election Day on Nov. 5.
Trump and Rogan, who also serves as the UFC’s lead commentator, have sparred in the past. As recently as August, Trump took a shot at Rogan on social media platform Truth Social but later called him a “good guy.”
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In 2022, Rogan said he is not a Trump supporter and in August said he preferred Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for president. Kennedy has since dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Trump.
The appearance could offer a shot in the arm for Harris and Trump as polls show an incredibly tight race between the two candidates that is expected to come down to the results in seven swing states.
In March, Spotify (SPOT.N), said that “The Joe Rogan Experience” had 14.5 million followers, almost triple the platform’s second most popular program. He also has over 19 million followers on Instagram and 17 million followers on YouTube.
A poll by YouGov last year found that 81% of his listeners are male and 56% are under 35 years old, feeding the perception that he has a direct line to a cohort that polling suggests tends to support Trump over Harris.
Rogan reached a new deal with Spotify earlier this year, estimated to be worth as much as $250 million.
Here’s what you need to know to watch UFC 307 on pay-per-view, ESPNews and ESPN+.
(This story was updated to add new information.)
The UFC’s 11th pay-per-view event of 2024 goes down Saturday in Utah.
Here’s how to watch UFC 307 with the light heavyweight and women’s bantamweight titles on the line at the top of the card at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Broadcast and streaming info
Jon Anik, Laura Sanko, Daniel Cormier | UFC 293 commentary team
UFC 307 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight preliminary card airs on ESPNews and streams on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. A trio of early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.
[autotag]Dan Hellie[/autotag] will host the official UFC 307 weigh-in show on Friday at 10:50 a.m. ET.
[autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag] will serve as a desk analysts on the UFC 307 post-fight show and throughout the card, when necessary. The host and other analysts are to be determined.
Longtime UFC correspondent [autotag]Megan Olivi[/autotag] will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the UFC 307 card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.
[autotag]Jon Anik[/autotag] will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside.
He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators, former two-division champion Cormier, as well as [autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag].
[autotag]Din Thomas[/autotag] also will occasionally join the booth throughout the broadcast as the coach-analyst for the event.
He’ll be joined by UFC Hall of Famer [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag], former middleweight champion [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag] and [autotag]Laura Sanko[/autotag] as analysts.
(Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)
Main event: Alex Pereira
Jun 29, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) fights Jiri Prochazka (blue gloves) during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC Opponent: Khalil Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) Division: Light heavyweight Key wins: Jiri Prochazka (twice), Jamahal Hill, Jan Blachowicz, Israel Adesanya, Sean Strickland Misc.: Pereira has become arguably the biggest name in the game. After he came over from a kickboxing career that included two wins over Israel Adesanya, he beat Adesanya to win the middleweight belt. Although he dropped it in a rematch, he quickly went on to win the light heavyweight belt and has defended it with two vicious bonus-winning victories.
Main event: Khalil Rountree
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 12: (R-L) Khalil Rountree Jr. punches Chris Daukaus in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Record: 14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC Opponent: Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) Division: Light heavyweight Key wins: Anthony Smith, Chris Daukaus, Dustin Jacoby, Karl Roberson, Paul Craig Misc.: Rountree has been shelved for a bit due to a failed drug test – which left plenty of critics disenfranchised that he was given a title shot over other potential challengers. But he has five straight wins, four of which have come by knockout, and three bonuses in that stretch. Still, he’ll be by far the biggest underdog to go up against Pereira yet.
Main event: Raquel Pennington
Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Raquel Pennington (red glove) fights Mayra Bueno Silva (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC Opponent: Julianna Peña (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) Division: Women’s bantamweight Key wins: Mayra Bueno Silva, Ketlen Vieira, Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Pannie Kianzad, Marion Reneau, Irene Aldana, Miesha Tate, Jessica Andrade Misc.: After 15 years in the sport, Pennington finally reached the pinnacle in January when she outworked Mayra Bueno Silva for the title vacated by former dual champion Amanda Nunes. The fight with ex-champ Peña will be her first attempted title defense.
Main event: Julianna Peña
Jul 30, 2022; Dallas, TX, USA; Julianna Pena (red gloves) fights Amanda Nunes (blue gloves) in a women’s bantamweight title bout during UFC 277 at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Record: 12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC Opponent: Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC) Division: Women’s bantamweight Key wins: Amanda Nunes, Sara McMann, Cat Zingano, Jessica Eye Misc.: Peña submitted Amanda Nunes to win the title in late 2021 in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. But she was dominated in the rematch eight months later and dropped the belt. She’s been on the shelf for more than two years.
UFC 307 main card betting odds
Kayla Harrison
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Alex Pereira (-525) vs. Khalil Rountree (+360) – for light heavyweight title
Champ Raquel Pennington (-180) vs. Julianna Peña (+150) – for women’s bantamweight title
Jose Aldo (+145) vs. Mario Bautista (-175)
Kayla Harrison (-850) vs. Ketlen Vieira (+500)
Roman Dolidze (+145) vs. Kevin Holland (-175)
UFC 307 prelim betting odds
Marina Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Joaquin Buckley (-200) vs. Stephen Thompson (+170)
Iasmin Lucindo (-175) vs. Marina Rodriguez (+145)
Cesar Almeida (-400) vs. Ihor Potieria (+300)
Alexander Hernandez (-215) vs. Austin Hubbard (+170)
Tyson (50-6-2) returns against Paul (10-1) on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Tyson, 58, will lace up the gloves for the first time since an exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020 and will compete in a professional bout for the first time in almost 20 years.
That being said, Rogan backs Tyson’s decision – even though he has plenty of questions surrounding his form.
“I wish he didn’t do it. I wish it wasn’t a thing,” Rogan said on a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “I wish it wasn’t a thing where a 58-year-old guy was going to fight a 28-year-old. That said, I fully support his desire to do it. What, is he going to live forever? No, he’s not going to live forever. Maybe he wants one more shot at it. Maybe his body can do one more fight. I don’t know.
“He looks great on the mitts, but I can look good on the mitts, especially if you’re watching 30-second clips. What you want to see is him sparring. You want to see him hitting the bag for multiple rounds. Let’s see three rounds hard on the bag. I want to see what you can do. I want to see how your feet move. I want to see what it looks like if you’re off balance when you’re throwing combinations.”
Rogan is also concerned with Tyson’s physical condition. Tyson was originally scheduled to box Paul in July, but the bout was postponed after Tyson had an ulcer flareup.
“It’s not like he doesn’t know how to put his knuckles on your face. The question is how much does he have left in his body?” Rogan said. “(58 years old) today is not 58 when I was 21. It’s a different 58, especially if they’re not testing him.”
Joe Rogan was in awe watching UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria crack pads in training.
[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] was in awe watching UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag] crack pads.
Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) makes his first title defense against Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in the UFC 308 headliner Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
“One of the things that is phenomenal about him is his technique,” Rogan said on a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “His technique is perfect. There’s no fat in his technique. There’s no wasted movements, so when an opportunity presents itself, everything is so fast because the technique is so streamlined.
“Look at how he hits the pads, and when you watch how he hits pads – (Floyd) Mayweather is a great example of that, as well. Some of the best hands in the sport. Current UFC featherweight champion and knocked out (Alexander) Volkanovski, who is maybe the greatest of all time.”
Rogan watched a video of Topuria hitting pads, specifically highlighting his speed.
“See how he’s moving his head when guy throws punches? Slipping just slightly? The speed, man,” Rogan said. “The f*cking speed of that. Look at the hand speed. F*cking incredible. If you know how difficult that is to do and do it that fast. I mean, these are like five, six punches a second and just phenomenal technique.”
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The idea of Alex Pereira vs. Dricus Du Plessis has Joe Rogan salivating.
The idea of [autotag]Alex Pereira[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] has [autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] salivating.
Middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was called out by Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) after he retained his title with a fourth-round submission of Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.
“(He’s) very awkward, no quit, big power, super durable, takes a great shot, amazing heart,” Rogan said of Du Plessis during his Fight Companion podcast. “I mean, he got pieced up. He rocked him (Adesanya). Those are big right hands. They caught him right in the side of the head and then he caught him with two in a row.
“You can’t count that guy out. Whenever you have these exchanges and you see these winging punches come Izzy’s way, anything can happen. When you’re tired and you’re not moving back as good as you were in the second and the first (rounds), sh*t happens. That’s a definitive victory.”
Rogan was especially impressed with the fashion that Du Plessis defeated Adesanya. Prior to getting submitted by Du Plessis, Adesanya had only been finished once in his career – a TKO loss to Pereira.
“He finished Izzy with a rear-naked choke,” Rogan said. “Nobody’s finished Izzy like that in a fight ever in the UFC. No one’s submitted him like that. That’s a crazy victory.”
Rogan thinks Du Plessis is a big middleweight and could handle moving up a division. He isn’t sure how he’d handle Pereira’s power though.
“He could definitely go to 205,” Rogan said. “Wouldn’t you love to see him try? He can take a shot, for sure. But can you take a shot from that guy (Pereira)? Can you take a shot from that guy at 205? Because that guy at 205 puts everybody night-night. Everybody goes night-night.”
Rogan hasn’t called a pay-per-view outside of the U.S. in years, but says he would make an exception for Pereira vs. Du Plessis.
“If Dricus goes up to 205 and fights Alex, oh my goodness,” Rogan said. “I’ll fly to the moon to commentate that fight. I want to see that fight. That’s crazy.”
Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan is bringing another standup comedy special to Netflix – but this time it’s going to be live.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan announces ‘Burn the Boats’ live Netflix comedy special on Aug. 3UFC commentator Joe Rogan announces ‘Burn the Boats’ live Netflix comedy special on Aug. 3
[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] is bringing another standup comedy special to Netflix – but this time it’s going to be live.
The longtime UFC commentator, comedian and podcast host Rogan will host his first comedy special since 2018 with “Burn the Boats,” which will be filmed live Aug. 3 at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, Texas. The stream begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Rogan and Netflix announced the comedy special on Tuesday (via Instagram):
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9NCPLEMlAF
Saturday, August 3rd I’m doing a live comedy special on @netflix at 10pm east coast time.
I’m very pumped for this and I hope you enjoy it.
Rogan’s Netflix special will be directed by Anthony Giordano, who is known for his involvement on UFC broadcasts but has also worked with Rogan for his four previous comedy specials: 2018’s “Strange Times,” 2016’s “Triggered,” 2012’s “Live From the Tabernacle” and 2009’s “Talking Monkeys in Space.”
During his time between doing standup and leading conversations on his world-famous “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Rogan sits cageside calling UFC fights for numbered events, primarily in the United States. He was most recently on commentary for UFC 303 this past weekend alongside his typical broadcast partners of Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier.
Watch the trailer for “Burn the Boats” in the video above.
Joe Rogan expects Ian Machado Garry to struggle against Michael Page.
[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] expects [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] to struggle against [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag].
Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) faces Page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main card opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’s a matchup between two elite strikers, but Rogan sees MVP’s elusiveness posing big problems for Garry.
“I think he’s (Garry) sensational, but he’s been hit before, and he’s gotten rocked and dropped,” Rogan said on his “JRE Fight Companion.” “Michael ‘Venom’ Page is a different thing inside the octagon. … I think he’s (Garry) going to have a really hard time finding that guy.”
Rogan went on to rave about Page’s unorthodox style and how he’s never seen anything like it in MMA.
“The difference with Michael ‘Venom’ Page is Michael ‘Venom’ Page is an elite point fighter,” Rogan said. “His style of hitting and not getting hit and being able to close distance really fast, f*cking nobody is like that. ‘Wonderboy’ was a kickboxer, a very elite striker, a very elite kickboxer. But the difference between kickboxing and point fighting is that blitz, and Michael ‘Venom’ Page is so unorthodox.
“Michael ‘Venom’ Page has never been in a boring fight in his f*cking life. He’s an entertainer. I just think that he’s the most difficult puzzle on the feet I’ve ever seen. Kevin Holland couldn’t do a f*cking thing to him. Kevin Holland is a good striker, a very good striker. He’s a complete fighter, but he’s a very good striker. He didn’t even come close to hitting him. Like, that dude was just not there. It’s a different thing, man, and he’s tall as sh*t.”
Conor McGregor has faced plenty of criticism for pulling out of his fight with Michael Chandler, but Joe Rogan is on his side.
[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] agrees with [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag]’s decision to pull out of UFC 303.
McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) withdrew from Saturday’s headliner vs. Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to a broken pinky toe suffered in training. The likes of former rival Rafael dos Anjos, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and lightweight champ Islam Makhachev jumped at the opportunity to criticize McGregor for withdrawing from the fight, but Rogan thinks he made the right call.
“When you’re a guy who kicks as much as Conor, it’s a f*cking problem,” Rogan said on his “JRE Fight Companion.” “It’s also the same foot where his leg was snapped, and he went into that fight injured. He’s never pulled out of a fight before. This is the first one he’s pulled out of, and I think it’s wise.
“I think if you do have a broken toe and you are going into a fight and you did go into the last fight injured, what if that f*cking toe becomes a real issue? What if he throws a kick, and it smashes again, and he’s in agony, and he can’t move? You’ve got to be able to get the f*ck out of the way with Michael Chandler.”
Joe Rogan would like to see a change in the MMA ruleset.
[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] would like to see a change in the MMA ruleset.
The UFC commentator and podcaster thinks grapplers are at a disadvantage because time limits in rounds cause them to lose position. MMA fights are either three, five-minute rounds or five, five-minute rounds.
Rogan thinks if you get taken down in a fight, you have to find a way to get back up yourself.
“The rules are set up much more for strikers than for wrestlers,” Rogan told Royce Gracie on his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “I’ve been talking about this lately. Say if you’re a jiu-jitsu guy and you’re fighting in the first round, and rounds are five minutes long, and you take the guy down at four minutes and 30 seconds. You only have 30 seconds to work. Even if you’re going to make it rounds, the fight is the fight.
“I don’t think someone should be able to get up. I don’t think you should stand people up – ever. I think once a guy takes you down, the fight is on the ground. If it’s boring for the audience, tough sh*t. If you’re on the bottom, get up. And if you can’t get up, tough sh*t. And if the round ends and then the new round begins, I think they should start you right back in the same place.”
Fighters also could be forced to stand back up if a referee deems them too inactive on the ground. Rogan says if a fighter ends a round in top control on the ground, they should start the next round in the same position.
“It gives a distinct advantage if you let a person stand up that didn’t stand up,” Rogan added. “If you take me down with four minutes and 30 seconds to go and you’re dominating me, and you’re closing in on me, and you’re about to tap me, but then the round ends, and then we start (the next round), but we start standing up – I didn’t earn that standup. I just got a standup because of the time.
“I feel like the fight should be a fight. If a fight is five rounds, that’s a 25-minute fight, and I think whatever position that you are in at the end of that first round, you should begin in the second round. That’s what I think.”
Joe Rogan likes what he sees out of Mike Tyson’s mentality ahead of his fight against Jake Paul.
[autotag]Joe Rogan[/autotag] likes what he sees out of [autotag]Mike Tyson[/autotag]’s mentality ahead of his fight against [autotag]Jake Paul[/autotag].
Tyson (50-6) meets Paul (9-1) in an eight-round professional boxing match on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The event streams live on Netflix.
Many pundits have criticized the fight considering that Tyson will be 31 years older than Paul when they step into the ring, but Rogan says Tyson is dialed in.
“Mike Tyson’s mind has switched over into war,” Rogan said on a recent episode of his “Joe Rogan Experience.” “He was doing this interview and someone said to him, ‘You look like you’re in your 20s. What are you doing?’ He goes, ‘I just eat raw meat.’ He goes, ‘You’re eating raw meat?’
“He goes, ‘Yeah, I’m eating raw meat because that’s what I’m going to eat when I fight. I’m going to eat him. It’s raw meat.’ I was like, Jesus Christ. He’s in this f*cking mode. He’s in that God of War mode,’ and that he’s still got that in him. And I’m telling you, if you keep giving that guy hormones and you keep giving that guy supplements and he’s constantly training …”
Mike Tyson says he’s been eating raw meat in preparation for his fight with Jake Paul…🥩😳
–#PaulTyson Saturday, July 20 AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX Live on @netflix
— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) May 8, 2024
Rogan thinks the version of Tyson who knocked out Marvis Frazier is the best heavyweight boxer ever. Even though he’ll be 58 when he faces Paul, Rogan says the boxing legend won’t have lost everything.
“He’s in savage mode,” Rogan said. “If I was Jake Paul right now, I would be sh*tting my pants. It’s all the experiences that he has had as a conqueror. You have to take those into consideration. When a man has smashed men before, just smashed men, like, when no one can stand in front of him, that is in his mind still.
“That’s in there. There’s a dark chamber in his mind that he can open up and I think he’s got it open. The question is, can his body move along with it? But that part of his mind, like, you’re clearly seeing. He’s terrifying when he’s in the zone.”
