{"id":455545,"date":"2021-04-26T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=455545"},"modified":"2021-04-26T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:52:00","slug":"joe-rogan-went-viral-for-his-hilarious-reactions-to-ufc-261-knockouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-went-viral-for-his-hilarious-reactions-to-ufc-261-knockouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan Went Viral For His Hilarious Reactions To UFC 261 Knockouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-rogan-went-viral-for-his-hilarious-reactions-to-ufc-261-knockouts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=455545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3751.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>UFC 261 took place in front of a sold-out and maskless 15,000 audience inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After several months of being separated by COVID-19 protocols \u2014 often holding interviews via video link despite being just yards apart \u2014 UFC\u2019s announcers were finally alongside each other once more to call the fights. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, and Joe Rogan were able to watch the events of UFC 261 unfold, with Rogan in particular going viral on Twitter for his on-camera reactions to the night\u2019s drama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this month, UFC strawweight fighter Rose Namajunas refused to back down from her outspoken criticism of communism, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/better-dead-than-red-ufc-fighter-doubles-down-on-anti-communism-remarks\"><span>reiterating<\/span><\/a><span> her family\u2019s struggles against communist oppression, <\/span><span>having<\/span><span> \u201crecently told a Lithuanian outlet that \u2026 \u201cit\u2019s better dead than red,\u201d an anti-communist expression coined during the Cold War,\u201d and that her opponent during UFC 261, \u201cZhang is \u2018red\u2019\u201d and that freedom is a \u2018huge motivating factor\u2019 for why she fights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The two fighters faced each other on Saturday evening in the Octagon. After Rose Namajunas caught Weili Zhang with a head kick, after which she quickly won the fight and therefore the title belt, Rogan\u2019s reaction immediately went viral.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.1061946902655\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The reaction says it all \ud83e\udd2f \ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC261?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC261<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espnmma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NO1Uw98ULJ\">pic.twitter.com\/NO1Uw98ULJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1386166718121267200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>As MMA Mania <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COF1WYvgC4m\/\">reported<\/a>, \u201cThe emotions continued for [Rogan] as he started to cry interviewing Namajunas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During a later welterweight fight between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal, Usman knocked out Masvidal after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mma\/news\/ufc-261-results-highlights-kamaru-usman-pounds-jorge-masvidal-with-vicious-knockout-to-retain-title\/live\/\"><span>catching<\/span><\/a><span> him \u201cflush with a clean right cross which turned his chin and left him unconscious at 1:02 of Round 2.\u201d Rogan\u2019s reaction, again, went viral almost immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1818181818182\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For everyone saying it\u2019s his reaction to Rose KO, here\u2019s the full clip.  Even tho he had a similar hilarious reaction to Rose as well <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YuxOAbiH3B\">pic.twitter.com\/YuxOAbiH3B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Body Politic Sports (@__BodyPolSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/__BodyPolSports\/status\/1386178265140785152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cI always feel very fortunate to have my seat at the commentary table, and I still get goosebumps before big fights like I did when I first started working for the UFC many years ago,\u201d Rogan wrote in an Instagram post after the show, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2021\/4\/25\/22402395\/joe-rogan-is-going-viral-again-for-his-hilarious-ufc-261-reactions\"><span>MMA Mania<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cIf it\u2019s possible, I think I appreciate it even more now than ever. It was a real honor to be there last night. It really felt like I was witnessing history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While many reacted to the fights themselves, Joe Rogan continued to trend Saturday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1986754966887\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT A FIGHT. JOE ROGAN IS ALL OF US DURING THIS ENTIRE CARD SO FAR. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC261?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC261<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jTGliSI7dK\">pic.twitter.com\/jTGliSI7dK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roxanne (@RoxanneRobles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoxanneRobles\/status\/1386165090504740866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.0909090909091\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Rogan during the Rose KO: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PS19laAAXV\">pic.twitter.com\/PS19laAAXV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinninBackfist\/status\/1386168210223886349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4716981132075\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The lads <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joerogan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jon_Anik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jon_Anik<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dc_mma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dc_mma<\/a> were all of us at that moment! \ud83d\ude31<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC261?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC261<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7B9ju0bzcs\">pic.twitter.com\/7B9ju0bzcs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportufc\/status\/1386166485870157824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.5591397849462\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Rogan&#8217;s reactions give me life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMoNxE9Dx1\">pic.twitter.com\/JMoNxE9Dx1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JP (@JPKrez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPKrez\/status\/1386166138418106370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>UFC 261 was a night brimming with drama. As reported by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-ufc-fighter-chris-weidman-snaps-leg-in-half-after-kicking-opponent\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span>, fighter Chris Weidman broke his leg during an earlier fight against Uriah Hall, and was \u201c<\/span><span>transported out of the arena on a stretcher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve got nothing but respect [for] Chris Weidman,\u201d Hall said. \u201cHe\u2019s truly one of the best. It is a crazy story, that he was the first man I fought that defeated me [in 2010], that introduced me to fear. I didn\u2019t know what fear was \u2026 we went different paths. He was the first one defeated Anderson [in the UFC]; I was the last. And it\u2019s just crazy how we ended up here again. I wanted to put on a great performance, but man, I feel so bad. I hope he\u2019s okay. I wish his family well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 261 took place in front of a sold-out and maskless 15,000 audience inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday.After several months of being separated by COVID-19 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276708,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3751.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Joe Rogan Went Viral For His Hilarious Reactions To UFC 261 Knockouts","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-455545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3751.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Joe Rogan Went Viral For His Hilarious Reactions To UFC 261 Knockouts","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}