Joe Rogan on the Colby Covington Interim Title Controversy

Guy was trying to do that but with like some winkle John strategy and he's young. He's only like 26, right? He's gonna be a problem. Yeah, it's got a lot of times about Bro, I am okay fuck your intern belt Stunned Colby I'm said I'll see talk but Colby just had to get a nose operation for Sinuses Yeah, but this is the thing Colby goes and I spoke to someone very close Colby Colby goes dude. I'm down for the fight I just went five rounds will he's been out for how long give me yeah, I can do it in October November Just let me get ready. I just said I'm you have science sir That's fair and they went nope strip me of the belt till you want it until like fuck. Yeah, I'll take it See that that seems to be a problem for anybody that's considering taking interim title fight in the future That's what Brian Ortega Brian Ortega saw that and he was like listen They're offering him before that when his fight got canceled because Max Holloway is run into all those medical issues They offered him a fight for the interim belt And I think it was against Jeremy Stevens fighting this weekend They offered Frank Jager and Jeremy Stevens and so he Frank. He had once crazy that doesn't even make any sense That's what Brian said yeah, and so then Jeremy and Jeremy Stevens is fucking dangerous. Yes. He is talk about a guy But you're sleeping dangerous for anybody. He's doing such a good fight for anybody. He and he is guns blazing He's fighting although this weekend son. I know that's a great fight so at 55 right all those 45 so they offered him all those offered him or take a Ortega fight with Jeremy because Jeremy's already cut and wait for this fight or you know training for this fight Which is only a few weeks later, and he says well this interim title. It doesn't mean anything I want the real belt fighters don't take it serious. Well. Here's why they shouldn't now right well This is a basic example like why would I fight for an intern belt you just strip Colby now? This is us assuming that we know the whole story right. I don't know the whole story I haven't talked to Colby. I haven't talked to Dana. Yeah, but I don't I I'm not a fan of the idea of an interim title unless there's Extenuating circumstances like someone's got a broken leg they have to be out for six months We were out it, but it should be a year if they're out of year you gotta do something So we lose out a year correct Yeah, so that's why it made RDA it made sense and also just to play if I'm Dana if I hey would Lee We need you to fight and you want these super fights turn on fights. What can we do? Let's force his hand create this interim belt. He's been out a year which I like I wasn't talking about that Or take a okay, I was talking about Brian Ortega because Max Holloway's defended fairly recently and he was getting ready to fight Khabib It's not like he's been out a while they offered him the Khabib fight He tried to cut wait for it, and he might have fucked himself that way is that what it was yeah? Yeah, it's entirely possible. They're still trying to figure out what happened Well one of the pieces of speculation is that his body started shutting down? Because he went through a real bad cut for the when he was trying to make the Khabib fight at 55 on super short notice That's a hard thing for him to make 55 is huge huge by 225. He's like 185 Yeah, dude Max is a big fella Brian Ortega's fucking huge, too 85 I couldn't believe I stood next to him. I was like how big are you? He's always bigger always bigger, and so this is the problem with these guys They need a lot of time to get down to this weight right so how are we trying to do that? This is one this is pure speculation. How are we trying to do that is? It was very hard for him his body broke down and then in cutting weight for this fight once his body started the water load His body knew what was going on and started shutting down. This is speculation pure spec, but here's my point You can't make me until you know that he's gonna be out for a certain amount of time It seems like an interim title belt is almost disrespectful. Yes, like he's he's the champ makes zero sense But I think I feel like it was a corporate decision find out, but I feel like it was a corporate decision where they went Okay, we have to fight we need to fill this gap. We have to fight will they has to fight somebody of course No, we get your time. I'm some different. Yeah, but I'm saying I'm saying they go they go we want this gotta be a title Fight how about you okay? How about you have this how about you give the Colby retains his interim title because there's extenuating Circumstances with him medically yeah, he had to get nasal surgery. He's out until November Colby gets the next shot whoever the fuck wins his fight Colby fights next yeah See but you haven't talked to your boy Dana. Maybe he's saying that maybe I say we're stripped They're saying you be listen fuck your belt, but you will get the next shot whoever wins this You're taking your bad. I had heard there were trying to did some well Maybe it was Usman Usman wants to fight till next and he's like let's do this for the real number one contender spot cuz Usman Is a guy who has quietly been beating everybody they put in front of him? Well his last he has and I love him his last fight wasn't the most exciting But if you go through you know who Maya has fought you look at the way Colby did he look prior to that you know You Usman would have the worst argument But he has the the most potential probably like he's a not no one wants to fight before the Damien Maya fight I wouldn't agree with you because both guys beat Amy and fight before that was not good. I'm saying their decisions, right? It's not like you you he wasn't there telling people I meant the before the Damien Maya fight with Colby Colby didn't have a lot of big names on his resume He had one decision over Damien Maya. Yeah, so like what do we got here? I beat Damien Maya as well in his last fight