Rogan on ‘odd’ UFC White House event: ‘I don’t like it’

Podcaster and UFC announcer Joe Rogan is pushing back on a fight night event planned for next month at the White House, an event that will coincide with the country’s “America 250” celebrations and commemorate President Trump’s 80th birthday.

“I don’t like the idea of fighting outside at all. There are too many problems with it,” Rogan said on a recent episode of his podcast “In June, in D.C., we looked it up last year — the same day was 100 degrees.”

Rogan called plans for the event “odd” and has previously referred to the spectacle as a “gimmick.”

Construction outside the White House ahead of June 14 event began this week, and........

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