Joe Rogan - Does WME Run the UFC?

Honestly. If it's one of my, well no, even during my shows I cover them. Way-ins. Way-ins I'll wear a t-shirt. That's one thing the UFC's been doing. It's bold, cotton. Making cool t-shirts for each Reebokka. Make a cool t-shirt for each place you go to. You know like, do- Have you been wearing those? Sometimes I wear them. You've been wearing them usually. I wore the Boston one. Oh yeah. You're the rock the on it one though. Usually, but I wore the Boston one. Boston, they made a dope one. It was green, like a bumblebee. It looked like a bumblebee with gloves on. At the UFC's, like backstage, who is like the head honcho walking around? Is there someone above Dana that's walking around and hanging out backstage or is Dana the top? Well, Dana's always running the show. For sure. But is there like, oh shit, that's- The Golden Snits, right? Nowitzki's the guy everyone's kinda like, well no, no, he means like running the show. No, no, not running it. Just, no, no, no. Just walking around, hanging out. No. There's nobody above Dana walking around, hanging out. No, Dana's the president. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Ari is so busy. Ari owns that bitch. Ari's not even- He's not backstage? Oh, no, no, but when he comes there, it's very brief, and he comes for the fights or he comes to the weigh-ins, he goes, you know how fucking busy that dude must be? He's in and out. You just don't- No, the UFC says side check. Yeah. Not even. He just checks in. For the Fertitas, I mean, it's a big company. It's a business they put together with a bunch of celebrities bought into it, and you know, it's a real big deal. But- But that guy- What celebrities? That guy's probably- What celebrities? Probably, a lot of people bought into it. I would have to look at it and- Ben Affleck. A lot of people go into it. Ben Affleck is part owner of the UFC. Well, I don't ask questions, honestly. I really don't. I ask a lot of questions. I also make sure. I've been working there forever. I ask almost no questions. Just do your shit. This is what I ask. What are you going to do with this guy? What are you going to do with that? You want no matchups. And he'll be like, you can't tell anybody this. This is where we're working. I'm like, oh shit. Oh shit. That's the questions I asked with Dana. I never ask questions about business or who bought this. I don't have enough room in my brain to give a fuck about other people's business. I have zero- No, I'm with you. Zero interest in the people's business. I mean, literally zero. Especially with the UFC. I don't give a fuck. I just want to know who's fighting. Who's fighting who? What are you going to do? I'm not like, how much is this guy going to make? What percentage is he owned? And what's he doing? And how is he going to make his money back? And what kind of financial return or his investment are you going to get? I don't give a fuck about that. See, but when they say those slurries are owners, it's just like a business move. They might not be into the UFC. It's just as far as money, like the investment. People are into getting famous people to invest in shit too. It's a fun thing. LL Cool J? Is that LL Cool J? Jimmy Kimmel. I mean, it's just- There you go. This is Mike Beltran. He owns it too. They don't have any say. Mike Beltran get the best fucking mustache in the game. Adam Levine owns a piece of the pie. Dude, how about Nick Newell? Get a shot at UFC. Anthony Kiedis. There we go. Calavera. Avril Lavigne owns a piece of the UFC. Damn. Damn. Damn. So a lot of people bought into it. Oh, Adam Levine. I thought it was Avril Lavigne. I'm like, what the fuck is she doing in the fight game? So what they do is they probably, everybody chips in a little bit. Man, that's so stressful. They just give them stock. They just give them stock. Michael Bay. Pretty sure. You sure they didn't chip in? I don't think they chip in. What would they give them stock for? What would they give them stock for? Because they own the business, right? They're not, they're not getting cash from those guys. I don't think. Well, what? Then why would they? Why would they do that? Why would they give them a piece of the business for no reason? They'd have to give them money. I don't know. See, this is why I don't like doing this. I don't like this. This is why I don't do it. I don't like doing this. I don't know either. But we're doing it. We're doing it. We don't like it. No, but what I'm saying is I don't like wondering who's paying what or how they're doing that. No, it's complicated. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. I didn't want to hear about it. 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