Dana White explains Joe Rogan\u2019s UFC absence following Spotify podcast controversy JRE Experience \/ IG: danawhiteUFC President Dana White has cleared up Joe Rogan\u2019s absence from the broadcast of UFC 271, explaining that the Spotify podcast host has not been removed from his role despite recent controversy. Despite the incredible popularity of his podcast \u2013 averaging upwards of 10 million listeners per episode \u2013 Joe Rogan has found himself embroiled in controversy of late. Firstly, Rogan\u2019s podcast was accused of \u201cmisinformation\u201d and multiple artists asked Spotify to remove their songs from the platform. The saga is thought to have cost Spotify up to $2 billion. Following that, accusations of racism were directed at Rogan after historic clips emerged of him using racist language. The podcast host responded to the clips with a sincere apology. After a no-show on February 12\u2019s UFC 271 event, some fans were concerned Rogan had been removed from his role. UFC President Dana White, though, has explained his absence. Speaking to MMAJunkie, White said: \u201cThere was no conflict of schedule. Joe Rogan didn\u2019t work tonight. Joe Rogan could\u2019ve worked tonight. \u2026 Yeah, Joe Rogan, I don\u2019t know what Joe Rogan had to do. You guys will have to ask Joe Rogan, but there was no \u2018Joe couldn\u2019t work,\u2019 or anything like that. I know that came out. That\u2019s total bullsh*t.\u201d However, while he poured cold water on rumors of conflicting schedule, White confirmed that Rogan would return for future UFC events. \u201cWhenever he\u2019s going to work again, he\u2019ll be working, yeah,\u201d White said. Corroborating White\u2019s comments, the Hollywood Reporter claims that Rogan is confirmed as returning for the next UFC pay-per-view event. According to them, he was simply \u2018sitting out\u2019 UFC 271 and a return in the future is guaranteed. It will be good news for fans of Rogan, many of whom have echoed the podcast host\u2019s own comments that the attempts to cancel him have been a \u2018political hit job\u2019. UFC 272 is scheduled for 5 March 2022 and is set to take place in Nevada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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