AUSTIN, TEXAS: Joseph James Rogan aka Joe Rogan as known to his fans needs no introduction! American podcaster, comedian, actor, former television presenter, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator, he has done it all. He even hosts the popular podcast, 'The Joe Rogan Experience.'
With his interest in the UFC and his participation in the championship as a color commentator, a lot of fans have wondered if Joe Rohan fought professionally and what landed him a spot in Martial arts. Let's explore Rogan's Martial Arts and fighting career.
'Lee influenced a whole culture'
Joe Rogan has excelled in martial arts and mixed martial arts, and he may be the sport's biggest influencer during the past 20 years. But the influence Bruce Lee had on him as a child is what resulted in all of this. Rogan expressed his love for the illustrious martial artist in one podcast of 'JRE' episode #1733. During the interview, Snoop Dogg revealed to Rogan that he owns a life-size statue of the kung fu legend. In the episode, he said, “It’s kind of crazy that one guy (Bruce Lee) and one particular style of movie created like a whole way that people wanted to fight.” Speaking of the lengths individuals would go to imitate Lee’s fashionable movements, he continued, “They wanted to start kicking people.”
The jiu-jitsu black belt praised Lee for motivating him to pursue an MMA career as a child. Rogan says that “Lee influenced a whole culture.” He added, “He’s absolutely the original reason why I got interested in martial arts.” Bruce Lee was one of the renowned performers who demonstrated authentic martial arts combat for the American public. His important martial arts films are still fondly recalled by MMA fans. In a documentary on Bruce Lee, Jon Jones, Dana White, and many other significant MMA figures are included.
Exploring Rogan's MMA records
Joe Rogan expressed interest in the UFC, but despite holding a 10th planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a black belt in gi, he never competed in mixed martial arts professionally. Since Joe Rogan hasn't engaged in any legitimate Mixed Martial Arts combat, his MMA record is 0–0.
Rogan, however, did compete in the Taekwondo state championship and also competed in kickboxing. His records reveal that he was a four-time full contact Taekwondo state champion, indicating that he competed professionally as a Taekwondo fighter in his youth rather than as an MMA fighter.
After years of competing professionally in Taekwondo, he started competing professionally in kickboxing. He finished his journey with a 2-1 record, but he never went on to compete professionally in MMA. His record as a Taekwondo fighter includes being the full contact four-time state champion during his professional Taekwondo fighting career. He experimented with kickboxing after his stint as a Taekwondo fighter and finished his career as a professional kickboxer with a 2-1 record.
